Maternal bisphenol and phthalate urine concentrations and weight gain during pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Insufficient or excessive gestational weight gain are associated with increased risks of adverse birth and childhood outcomes. Increasing evidence suggests that exposure to bisphenols and phthalates may disrupt hormonal pathways and thereby influence gestational weight gain.

Objective

To examine the associations of early and mid-pregnancy bisphenol and phthalate urine concentrations with gestational weight gain.

Methods

In a population-based prospective cohort study among 1,213 pregnant women, we measured early and mid-pregnancy bisphenol and phthalate urine concentrations. Maternal anthropometrics before pregnancy were obtained by questionnaire and repeatedly measured at our research center during pregnancy. We used linear and logistic regressions to evalu

SUBMITTER: Philips EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8336629 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature