Could everyday plastic chemicals in pregnancy quietly influence your child’s brainpower? New Canadian research uncovers subtle links between prenatal phthalate exposure and preschool IQ, with boys especially at risk.
Study: Prenatal exposure to phthalates and preschool children’s intellectual scores: Effect modification by child sex. Image Credit: Sibirian sun / Shutterstock
In a recent study published in the journal Environment International, a group of researchers tested whether prenatal phthalate metabolites, individually and as a mixture, forecast preschool Full Scale Intelligence Quotient (FSIQ), Performance Intelligence Quotient (PIQ), and Verbal Intelligence Quotient (VIQ), and whether these links vary by child sex…
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