US EditionPrenatal exposure to ‘forever chemicals’ may raise blood pressure during teen years: Study
- A study published on June 13, 2025, found that prenatal exposure to persistent synthetic compounds known as "forever chemicals" was linked to increased blood pressure in adolescents.
- The study found that prenatal exposure to PFDeA, PFNA, and PFUnA—which can cross the placenta—was linked to higher systolic blood pressure later in life, with the strongest effects observed in male adolescents and those born to non-Hispanic Black mothers.
- The study tracked 1,094 participants from the Boston Birth Cohort for approximately 12 years, gathering over 13,000 measurements of blood pressure recorded during regular pediatric appointments between 2001 and 2024.
- As PFDeA, PFNA, and PFUnA levels doubled, systolic blood pressure percentiles rose by 1.39 to 2.78, increasing boys' and Black children's elevated blood pressure risk by 6% to 8%, according to Zhang and colleagues.
- The findings reinforce the need for policy-level action to reduce PFAS exposure and stronger environmental protections to protect long-term cardiovascular health across generations.
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Development and child health in a world of synthetic chemicals
Chemical pollution is one of today’s most significant threats to the developmental potential of children worldwide. Maternal exposure to toxicants can perturb sensitive windows of fetal development, indirectly through promoting antenatal disorders, abnormal placental adaptation, or directly through maternal-fetal transport. Current evidence clearly shows that persistent organic chemicals promote hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, placental abn…
Prenatal exposure to forever chemicals linked to higher teen blood pressure
Children exposed before birth to synthetic compounds called "forever chemicals" had higher blood pressure during their teenage years, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.
Exposure to 'forever chemicals' before birth may raise blood pressure during teen years, research suggests
Children exposed before birth to synthetic compounds called "forever chemicals" had higher blood pressure during their teenage years, according to research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The study was also presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) Conference in Boston.
Prenatal exposure to ‘forever chemicals’ may raise blood pressure during teen years: Study
Humans exposed to toxic “forever chemicals” before birth may exhibit higher blood pressure during their teenage years, a new study has found. This connection was particularly pronounced in boys and in children born to non-Hispanic Black mothers, scientists observed in the study, published Thursday in the Journal of the American Heart Association. While previous research has…
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