Prenatal Exposure to Phthalates and Neurodevelopment in the CHAMACOS Cohort

Abstract

We found predominantly null associations of prenatal phthalates with neurodevelopment in CHAMACOS, and weak associations of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>Σ</mml:mi><mml:mtext>LMW</mml:mtext></mml:mrow></mml:math> phthalates with internalizing and externalizing behaviors in adolescence. No previous studies have examined associations of prenatal phthalate exposure with neurodevelopment into adolescence, an important time for manifestations of effects. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP5165.