Microplastics found in human breast milk for first time - Video
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Overview
The breast milk samples were taken from 34 healthy mothers, a week after giving birth in Rome, Italy. For the first time, Microplastics have been detected in human breast milk raising concern among researchers over the potential health impacts on infants.
Reference:
Antonio Ragusa,1 Valentina Notarstefano et al, Raman Microspectroscopy Detection and Characterisation of Microplastics in Human Breastmilk, journal of polymers, jun 2022, doi- https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14132700
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Roshni Dhar, a Mass com graduate with a soft corner for health happenings, joined Medical Dialogues as a news anchor in 2021. Inspired by her mother who is a gynaecologist, she likes to keep herself and the world updated on the occurring in the medical field. She covers various aspects of health news for MDTV at Medical Dialogues. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751
