DDT link to premature births

Women exposed to DDT, the insecticide effective in controlling malaria, may be more likely to have premature births.
American scientists found that the insecticide increases the risk of pregnant women having their babies before 37 weeks of gestation.

DDT was banned or restricted in industrialised countries in the 1970s but in many countries it is still used to control malaria spreading mosquitoes.

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