What is it about?
This study shows for the first time in Nigeria a positive correlation between blood transfusion during parturition and elevated level of phthalate esters in blood, urine and breast milk of the transfused mothers, but a significantly low level in the control samples, that is, mothers who had no transfusion at all during parturition.
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Why is it important?
This study shows that transfusion is a significant source of exposure to phthalate esters not only to the transfused mothers but also to their neonates who are exposed through their mothers' breast milk.
Perspectives
This publication may add to the advocacy on the use substitutes of phthalate esters that are more eco-friendly materials in packaging of blood bags as well as infusion tubes, so that the transfused patients and their neonates may not get this exposure through transfusion in the nearest future.
OLUMAYOWA JOSHUA ONIPEDE
University of Ibadan
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This page is a summary of: Blood transfusion impact on levels of some phthalate esters in blood, urine and breast milk of some nursing mothers in Ibadan South-Western Nigeria, International Journal of Environmental & Analytical Chemistry, October 2019, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/03067319.2019.1671379.
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