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Three chemicals, frequently found in women’s personal hygiene  products, are closely associated with preterm birth.  Columbia Medical Center systems biologists report this finding after analyzing vaginal fluid samples from 232 women in their 2nd trimesters.  Thirty-four percent or 80 of the group went on the suffer preterm births.

 

Using mass spectrometry techniques, the investigators identified some 635 chemicals.  Four of them in particular, diethanolamine, DEA, ethyl betaglucoside, tartrate, and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, EDTA, were closely associated with preterm births.  These chemicals are all found in women’s personal hygiene and cosmetic products.

 

Pregnant women should avoid use of personal hygiene products, minimize use of cosmetics, and beware of all home and workplace chemicals.

 

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-022-01293-8

 

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