<i>In Utero p</i> , <i>p</i> ′-DDE Exposure and Infant Neurodevelopment: A Perinatal Cohort in Mexico

2007172 citationsJournal Articlediamond Open Access

Authors

Luisa Torres‐Sánchez · Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública

Stephen J. Rothenberg · Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública

Lourdes Schnaas · Instituto Nacional de Perinatología

Mariano E. Cebrián · Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional

Erika Osorio · Instituto Nacional de Perinatología

María del Carmen Hernández · Instituto Nacional de Perinatología

Abstract

A critical window of exposure to DDE in utero may be the first trimester of the pregnancy, and psychomotor development is a target of this compound. Residues of DDT metabolites may present a risk of developmental delay for years after termination of DDT use.

Topics & Keywords

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Birth, Development, and Health Chemical Analysis and Environmental Impact

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Environmental Health Perspectives

Volume 115, Issue 3, pp. 435-439

DOI: 10.1289/ehp.9566

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