Birth Outcomes in Relation to Prenatal Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Stress in the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program.
Amy M PadulaXuejuan NingShivani BakreEmily S BarrettTracy BastainDeborah H BennettMichael S BloomCarrie V BretonAnne L DunlopStephanie M EickAssiamira FerraraAbby FleischSarah GeigerDana E GoinKurunthachalam KannanMargaret R KaragasSusan KorrickJohn D MeekerRachel Morello-FroschThomas G O'ConnorEmily OkenMorgan RobinsonMegan E RomanoSusan L SchantzRebecca J SchmidtAnne P StarlingYeyi ZhuGhassan B HamraTracey J Woodruffnull nullPublished in: Environmental health perspectives (2023)
Our large, multi-cohort study of PFAS and adverse birth outcomes found a negative association between prenatal PFAS and birthweight-for-gestational-age, and the associations were not different in groups with high vs. low perceived stress. This study can help inform policy to reduce exposures in the environment and humans. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP10723.