Microplastics found in placentas of pregnant women
Tags: Womens Health, Microplastic, News, Pregnant

Health impact is unknown but experts say plastic may damage a developing fetus’s immune system

Microplastics have been revealed in the placentas of pregnant women for the first time, which the researchers said was “a matter of great concern.”

A new research, published in the Environment International journal, identified a range of synthetic substances from relatively small tissue samples, reports The Independent.

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The women who took part in the study in Italy had no complications with the births of their children, and the effect of the tiny plastic particles is unknown, however, experts have suggested plastics could provide a means for harmful chemicals to damage a developing fetus’s immune system.

The researchers from Rome’s Fatebenefratelli Hospital in Rome, which specializes in pediatrics, and the Politecnica delle Marche University said: “With the presence of plastic in the body, the immune system that self-recognizes is disturbed, even what is not organic.

“It’s like having a cyborg baby, no longer composed only of human cells, but a mixture of a biological entity and inorganic entities.”

Lead author of the study Antonio Ragusa, head of Fatebenefratelli’s obstetrics and gynaecology department, said “the mothers were shocked.”

Dr Ragusa said: “When I saw for the first time microplastics in the placenta, I was astonished.”

The research paper said all of the plastics were pigmented. “Three were identified as stained polypropylene a thermoplastic polymer, while for the other nine it was possible to identify only the pigments, which were all used for man-made coatings, paints, adhesives, plasters, finger paints, polymers and cosmetics and personal care products.”

The researchers noted that over the last century, the global production of plastics has reached 320 million tons per year, and over 40% is used as single-use packaging, and therefore hugely contributing to the levels of plastic waste.

Inside human cells, microplastics are treated as foreign bodies by the host organism and this can trigger localized immune responses.

Microplastics can also act as carriers for other chemicals, including environmental pollutants and plastic additives, which may be released and are known for their harmful effects, the authors said.