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Study: Pesticides linked to preterm births
Published: May 7, 2007 at 2:44 PM
TORONTO, May 7 (UPI) -- Premature births in the United States may be linked to seasonal levels of pesticides and nitrates in surface water, a study reports.
Dr. Paul Winchester and colleagues at the Indiana University School of Medicine found that preterm birth rates peaked when pesticides and nitrates measurements in surface water were highest -- from April to July -- and were lowest when nitrates and pesticides were lowest, from August to September.
More than 27 million U.S. live births were studied from 1996 to 2002. The highest rate of prematurity occurred in May-June, at 11.91 percent, and the lowest for August-September, at 10.79 percent regardless of maternal age, race, education, marital status, alcohol or cigarette use, or whether the mother was an urban, suburban or rural resident.
Pesticide and nitrate levels in surface water were also highest in May-June and lowest in August/September, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The findings are being presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies' annual meeting in Toronto.
"Preterm births in the United States vary month to month in a recurrent and seasonal manner," Winchester said in a statement. "Pesticides and nitrates similarly vary seasonally in surface water throughout the United States and nitrates and pesticides can disrupt endocrine hormones and nitric oxide pathways in the developing fetus."
Dr. Paul Winchester and colleagues at the Indiana University School of Medicine found that preterm birth rates peaked when pesticides and nitrates measurements in surface water were highest -- from April to July -- and were lowest when nitrates and pesticides were lowest, from August to September.
More than 27 million U.S. live births were studied from 1996 to 2002. The highest rate of prematurity occurred in May-June, at 11.91 percent, and the lowest for August-September, at 10.79 percent regardless of maternal age, race, education, marital status, alcohol or cigarette use, or whether the mother was an urban, suburban or rural resident.
Pesticide and nitrate levels in surface water were also highest in May-June and lowest in August/September, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The findings are being presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies' annual meeting in Toronto.
"Preterm births in the United States vary month to month in a recurrent and seasonal manner," Winchester said in a statement. "Pesticides and nitrates similarly vary seasonally in surface water throughout the United States and nitrates and pesticides can disrupt endocrine hormones and nitric oxide pathways in the developing fetus."
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