Findings: CHAMACOS Health Outcomes

Organophosphate (OP) pesticides:

• Mothers’ exposure to organophosphate (OP) pesticides during pregnancy is associated with:
  • Shorter duration of pregnancy. (Go to publication)
  • Poorer neonatal reflexes. (Go to publication)
  • Lower IQ and poorer cognitive functioning in children. (Go to publication 1, 2)
  • Increased risk of attention problems in children. (Go to publication)

Organochlorine (OC) compounds:

DDT:

• Higher levels of DDT in mother’s blood during pregnancy were associated with:
  • Poorer mental development in their children at age 2. (Go to publication)
  • But not with neonatal neurodevelopment.  (Go to Publication)
  • But not with fetal growth. (Go to publication)

PCBs:

• Prenatal exposure to PCBs (organochlorine compounds) is associated with:
  • Altered thyroid hormone levels in mothers. (Go to publication)
  • For certain PCBs, prenatal exposure was associated with neonatal thyroid hormone levels. (Go to publication)

Flame Retardants:

• Higher PBDE exposures during pregnancy were associated with:
  • Decreased female fertility. (Go to publication)
  • Altered maternal thyroid hormone levels during pregnancy. (Go to publication)
  • Lower infant birth weight. (Go to publication)
  • But not with neonatal thyroid hormone. (Go to publication)

See also:

• All CHAMACOS publications.
• CERCH Publications Directory to search by category.