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Proposed conceptual framework for NICU-based phthalate exposure and alteration in early growth trajectory during the neonatal period. Phthalate exposure causes endocrine disruption and epigenetic changes in vitro, in animal models, and in non-preterm human studies. These changes could all impact the timing and velocity of the first growth spurt.
