New Study Finds Chemical Found in Consumer Products May Affect Pregnancy Hormones

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Camylla Battani

Exposure to phthalates, chemicals found in many consumer products -- from shower curtains to air fresheners -- may affect a hormone that plays a key role in healthy births, a new Rutgers University study has found. WHYY's Zoe Read has more.

(Original air-date: 1/24/22)

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Zoë Read is WHYY’s watershed reporter. She joined WHYY in 2015 as a multimedia reporter covering Delaware news for the web and FM.