Maternal exposure to plastic chemical during pregnancy may up asthma risk in kids

A mother’s exposure to chemicals used to soften and increase the flexibility of plastic, during pregnancy and breastfeeding may increase the risk of children developing allergic asthma, says a study.

The chemical – called phthalates – can enter our bodies through the skin, foodstuffs or respiration. It has also been well-known to affect the hormone system and can thereby have an adverse effect on our metabolism or fertility.

“The results of our study demonstrate that phthalates also interfere with the immune system and can significantly increase the risk of developing allergies,” said Tobias Polte, environmental immunologist at Helmholtz University in Germany. 

For the study, appearing in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, the team examined the urine of pregnant women and their influence on the newborn-allergy-risk. 

“There was a clearly discernible relationship between higher concentrations of the metabolite of benzylbutylphthalate (BBP) in the mother’s urine and the presence of allergic asthma in their children,” added Irina Lehmann from Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research. 

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