New Info on Preterm Birth Risk

 You may already scan labels of soaps and lotions for the phrase "phthalate free," but this is especially important if you're pregnant or trying to conceive, per new research by the National Institutes of Health, which uncovered an association between exposure to phthalates and giving birth early.

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 A data analysis of more than 6,000 pregnant women (published in JAMA Pediatrics) revealed that phthalate metabolites were detected in about 96% of their urine samples; higher concentrations of most metabolites examined were asso