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Fertility/Repro Health News
17 May CHE Fertility call: Stress as an Endocrine Disruptor.  Thurs. June 6th, at 10:00 am Pacific / 1:00 pm Eastern. Stress as an Endocrine Disruptor: Maternal Psychosocial Stress During Pregnancy and Fetal Development. Stress during pregnancy has long been considered detrimental to the developing fetus. New data supports the idea that psychosocial stress in utero affects fetal development. This call, Featuring Drs. Tracy Bale, Shanna Swan and Emily Barrett, will examine current research on prenatal stress in relation to neurodevelopment and reproductive development, discuss how stress may alter endocrine function, and present data from recent studies that illustrate these concepts. RSVP today! 16 May Take caution with cellphones.  Squint at your cellphone manual long enough and you'll find suggestions you might not expect - limit exposure to children, keep away from reproductive organs, operate with a wired headset. Rep. Andrea Boland (D-Maine) says that given the evidence, the message needs to be made much clearer. Epoch Times.
16 May Greener neighborhood, bigger babies. Pregnant women living in areas with more plants and trees gave birth to slightly heavier babies with slightly larger heads, reports a new study from Spain. Environmental Health News.
16 May Study: Surrounding greenness and pregnancy outcomes in four Spanish birth cohorts.  Higher surrounding greenness was associated with increases in birth weight and head circumference. These findings were robust against the choice of the buffer size and the season of data acquisition for surrounding greenness, and when the analysis was limited to term births. Stratified analyses indicated stronger associations among children of mothers with lower education, suggesting greater benefits from surrounding greenness.Environmental Health Perspectives. 15 May Study: Dietary vitamin D restriction in pregnant female mice is associated with maternal hypertension and altered placental and fetal development. Epidemiology has linked vitamin D deficiency with preeclampsia in humans. We hypothesized that low vitamin D status in pregnant mice may lead to symptoms of preeclampsia. These data provide further evidence that low vitamin D status may predispose pregnant women to dysregulated placental development and elevated blood pressure. Endocrinology. 15 May Minnesota rebuffs 3M offer to pay to monitor PFCs in east metro. The 3M Co. offered to pay the $626,000 tab to continue a biomonitoring program to measure PFC levels in residents of three east-metro communities, but the offer was rejected because of the state's ongoing lawsuit against the company. Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minnesota.
14 May Endocrine disruptors, cocaine common in Minnesota waters. Minnesota researchers found 56 chemicals - including cocaine - in the state's waters, according to two new studies that raise questions about potential impacts on wildlife and human health. WisconsinWatch.org
14 May Study: PBDEs in aborted human fetuses and placental transfer during the first trimester of pregnancy. Data on early human fetal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) is limited. However, early pregnancy, in particular the first trimester, is critical for fetal development. We investigated exposure to PBDEs and placental transfer during early pregnancy by analyzing PBDEs in paired aborted fetuses (n = 65), placentas (n = 65), and maternal blood samples (n = 31) at 10-13 weeks gestation. Environmental Science & Technology.
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Fertility/Reproductive Health
Working Group
CHE's Fertility/Reproductive Health Working Group sets the table for over 400 diverse members to come together around environmental impacts to fertility and reproductive health. The goal of this dynamic conversation is to discern what the science is telling us, where the research gaps are, and how we can effectively support and promote science-based education and action. Read more...
If you would like to join and are already a CHE Partner, send us an email request. Or become a CHE Partner and indicate your interest in your application.
For more information, please contact Karin Russ at karin@healthandenvironment.org.
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Carlo V. Bellieni, MD, is a neonatologist and a bioethicist. Dr. Bellieni is the Director of the neonatal intensive therapy unit at the Siena University Hospital. He serves as Secretary of the Bioethics Committee of the Italian Pediatrics Society, and is a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life and of the Directive Board of the Scienza e Vita Association. Dr. Bellieni is the author of many clinical research papers in international scientific journals, including studies on electromagnetic emission from neonatal incubators and on pain in children, and has written several books in Italian, Spanish, French, and English on neonatal pain and bioethics.