The health risks of “forever chemicals” known as phthalates in pregnant women have been well-documented, from preterm births to tripling the risk of infant death .
And despite switching to a supposedly “safer” chemical used in everyday items, a study from NYU Langone Health found that the new generations of plastics have been linked to complications during fetal development, including lower birth weight.
As more detrimental effects of phthalate plasticizers have been uncovered in recent years, the harmful chemicals were swapped for a safer alternative called DINCH (1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid diisononyl ester).
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