Infant Deaths And Preterm Births Linked To Plastic Chemicals Found In Common Goods, Study Says
By Christine Sellers
Published on March 31, 2026.
A study published in the Lancet journal, "eClinicalMedicine," found a link between infant deaths and preterm births linked to chemicals used in plastic materials. The study examined birth outcomes and exposure to di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and diisononyl phthalater (DINP), two phthalates found in plastics. It found that an estimated 1.97 million DEHB-attributable pre-term births and 72,500 deaths were connected to plastics, with the most burden noted in the Middle East and South Asia at over 54%. The March of Dimes report also revealed that half of U.S. states received a preterm birth grade of D+ in 2024, with half receiving an F or an A.
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