“Prenatal BPA Exposures (Don’t) Affect Birth Weight,” By Steve Hentges.
Recent media stories have reported on two new scientific studies involving BPA’s effects on birth weight. One study reported a statistical association between prenatal exposure to BPA and increased birth weight, while the other reported an association with decreased birth weight. However, both of the new studies use cross-sectional study designs that are inherently incapable of providing much meaningful information on whether exposure to BPA has any effect on birth weight. Furthermore, the BPA exposure measurements reported in one of the studies are not likely to be valid at all. Read more.
BPA and Birth Weight
October 8, 2015
