Table 2.

Relevant extracts of verbatim obtained in the qualitative study defining EDC risk perception.

Verbatim
“[…] when you apply a cream on your skin and you have an allergy, maybe this is due to parabens or perfume […], these are things to be avoided” (FG).
“As I am allergic to parabens, every time I buy a cosmetic product or a personal hygiene product, […], I always look at the label” (PW No. 2).
“Pregnant women talked about the fear that their child would be likely to develop allergies” (FG).
“Pregnant women didn’t really evoke the low birth weight” (FG).
“It [EDC] is not good because according to them [pregnant women] it goes to the blood, and it is bad for the health” (FG).
“[pregnant women] really have the impression that the skin is a barrier, so nothing can pass through it” (FG).

FG: Focus Group; PW: Pregnant Woman.