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Microplastics, pregnancy and the placenta: what we know and what we don’t

By Priya Bhide, Clinical Reader Women’s Health Research Unit, Centre for Public Health and Policy, Queen Mary University of London
Nelima Hossain, Academic Trainee, Public Health, Queen Mary University of London

During pregnancy, the placenta is the lifeline between mother and baby. It supplies the foetus with oxygen and nutrients, removes waste products and acts as a partial shield against harmful substances…

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