Open AccessMaternal bisphenol-A levels at delivery: a looming problem?
Author(s) -
Vasantha Padmanabhan,
Kristine Siefert,
Scott B. Ransom,
Timothy R.B. Johnson,
Joy Pinkerton,
L. S. Anderson,
Lin Tao,
Kurunthachalam Kannan
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of perinatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1476-5543
pISSN - 0743-8346
DOI - 10.1038/sj.jp.7211913
Subject(s) - medicine , offspring , birth weight , gestational age , gestation , population , pregnancy , fetus , obstetrics , bisphenol a , environmental health , biology , chemistry , genetics , organic chemistry , epoxy
The objective was to determine whether bisphenol-A (BPA) is found in maternal circulation of pregnant women in the US population and is related to gestational length and birth weight.