A University of Michigan researcher who was traveling in Puerto Rico couldn’t help but notice advertisements for the routinely used herbicide Roundup. Subsequently, senior study author John Meeker and his team studied the effects of Roundup on pregnant women and their newborn babies and found a significant link between glyphosate-based herbicides and preterm births.
Glyphosate is the most heavily used herbicide in the world even with mounting evidence of its negative effects on human health, but few studies have focused on prenatal exposure and its impact on human reproductive and developmental outcomes, according to Meeker.
Glyphosate found in women's urine in late pregnancy was linked to an increased risk for premature birth, which can cause chronic health issues for newborns, including infections, asthma, feeding problems and an increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
SOURCE: Newswise May 19, 2021