As we age, plastic pollution contributes to cancers, heart diseases, infertility and cognitive decline — and now it’s thwarting our chances at being healthy before our lives even begin. A new study from NYU Langone Health partially attributed close to 2 million preterm births in 2018 — about 8% of the world’s total that year — … Read more
Becoming a mom of two wasn’t easy for Princess Beatrice. The Princess of York, 36, wrote an essay for British Vogue on Sunday where she opened up about her daughter Athena’s preterm birth in January. “Nothing quite prepares you for the moment when you realise your baby is going to arrive early,” Beatrice wrote. “There’s … Read more
The effects of synthetic chemicals called phthalates — dubbed “everywhere chemicals” — are being found in the womb, experts now warn. A new study backed by the National Institutes of Health has shown that phthalates, found in everyday products from food containers to shampoo, may be behind the rise in preterm births in the US. … Read more