Flame retardants linked to lower-birth-weight babies
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 15:30
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have linked prenatal exposure to flame retardant chemicals commonly found in homes to lower-birth-weight babies. For every tenfold increase in levels of PBDEs in a mother's blood during pregnancy, there was a corresponding drop of 115 grams in her baby's birth weight.