Some chemicals found in plastics and personal care products, when exposed to during pregnancy, are linked to behavior problems in girls by age 7, and a few of them seem to play a bigger role in that...

Pro

Against

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (1)

Community contributions welcome

Prenatal exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals and the association with behavioural difficulties in 7-year-old children in the SELMA study

Cohort Study

Human

2025 Nov

Contradicting (0)

Community contributions welcome

No contradicting evidence found

Gold Standard Evidence Needed

According to GRADE and EBM methodology, here is what ideal scientific evidence would look like to definitively prove or disprove this specific claim, ordered from strongest to weakest evidence.

Source Study

Prenatal exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals and the association with behavioural difficulties in 7-year-old children in the SELMA study

Score: 54

DOI: 10.1038/s41370-024-00739-x

Similar Assertions

Exposure to certain 'forever chemicals' during pregnancy doesn't seem to affect kids' behavior problems like anxiety or aggression, based on a large U.S. study tracking moms and their children.

71%

Exposure to certain chemicals during pregnancy doesn’t seem to consistently affect kids’ behavior or emotions as they grow up, based on a big U.S. study tracking moms and their children.

71%