Solvent Exposure At Work Increases Risk Of Birth Defects In Offspring

Children born to mothers who were exposed to organic solvents at their workplace during pregnancy are more likely to have a heart defect at birth, say researchers. The study, published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, evaluated the levels of workplace exposure to organic solvents in 5,000 women from across the United States from one month before conception through to the first three months of pregnancy. All the women were participating in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. All of their babies were born between 1997 and 2002...

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Fonte: healthnews.com