[h=1]DEET Seen as Safe for Pregnant Women to Avoid Zika Despite Few Studies[/h] By
CATHERINE SAINT LOUISAPRIL 4, 2016
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Few published studies address the effects of DEET, short for N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide, in mothers-to-be and their offspring. None involved pregnant women in the first trimester, the period when most birth defects occur...
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Dr. John Meeker, a professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, and others are following 1,000 pregnant women in Puerto Rico. They are tracking concentrations of pesticides, including DEET and two of its metabolites, in urine to see if there is any link to adverse pregnancy outcomes.
