Exploring the levels of persistent organic pollutants in umbilical cord blood and their connection to gestational age and birth weights in Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
Sıddika Songul YalçınBülent GüneşKalender ArikanOrhan BalçikÖzcan KaraSuzan YalçinPublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2024)
Overall, exposure to DDT and PCBs demonstrates varying effects depending on gestational duration and birth weight, with exposure levels also differing by gender. This underscores the necessity for studies across diverse populations that investigate the combined effects of multiple pollutant exposures on gestational age, birth weight, and gender simultaneously.