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From: Exposure of hospitalised pregnant women to plasticizers contained in medical devices

Fig. 3

Daily duration of exposure to MDs containing TOTM and DiNP during the women’s hospital stay. Women exposed at least once to MDs containing TOTM (a and c) (n = 123) or DiNP (b and d) (n = 124). Abbreviations: D_ces “Delivery group” and Caesarean section; D_vag, “Delivery group” and vaginal delivery; DiNP di-(isononyl) phthalate; MD medical device; P_oth “Pathology group” and other pathology; P_pre “Pathology group” and preterm labour; P_vom “Pathology group” and pregnancy-related vomiting; P&D_oth “Pathology and delivery group” and other pathology; P&D_pre “Pathology and delivery group” and preterm labour; P&Del “Pathology and delivery group”; PVC polyvinyl chloride; TOTM tri-octyltrimellitate

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