Babies Are Exposed to More “Permanent Chemicals” Even Before Their Birth

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Using advanced analytical techniques, researchers have identified dozens of PFAS in the umbilical cord blood of newborns, suggesting that prenatal exposure to these persistent pollutants is much more complex and widespread than was thought.

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Babies are exposed to more “permanent chemicals” before birth than they were known until now, a new study shows.

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A new study suggests that babies may be exposed, even before birth, to a much larger number of so-called “permanent chemicals” than they have so far been believed. Research indicates an extensive prenatal exposure to PFAS components detected in the blood of the ombiliary cord.