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Something else to avoid in pregnancy: Phthalates

03/15/2019 Claire McCarthy, MD 0

Chemicals called phthalates are in all kinds of products we use every day, making them nearly inescapable. But research has found that children whose mothers were exposed to phthalates during pregnancy were more likely to have problems with motor skills or language development, so pregnant women should try to avoid them.

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