"Some doctors are now advising their pregnant patients to avoid plastic itself, which contains harmful chemicals that can hurt some mothers and babies alike. Marya Zlatnik, a University of California at San Francisco fetal medicine specialist, told the Washington Post that when giving some of her early-pregnancy patients the rundown of what they should and shouldn't consume or be exposed to, she's begun adding plastic products to her no-no list."
"Unlike per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, another widespread and terrifying class of contaminants referred to as " forever chemicals" due to their longevity, some scientists have taken to calling phthalates " everywhere chemicals," because they dissipate quickly but are nonetheless constantly contaminating basically everyone on the planet thanks to massive plastic overconsumption."
""If any of these chemicals get into a woman while she's pregnant, the chemicals will go right across into the baby,&qu"
Some clinicians now advise pregnant patients to avoid plastics because of phthalates, chemicals used to strengthen and flexibilize plastics that act as hormone disruptors. Phthalates are widespread, often called "everywhere chemicals," and are present on foods because several types are approved for food packaging and can rub off into what people eat. These compounds dissipate quickly yet continually contaminate populations through massive plastic use. Phthalates can cross the placenta into fetuses and have been associated with outcomes such as ADHD, asthma, obesity, premature birth, and potential long-term fertility effects, especially in males.
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