Sears, Clara G.
Lanphear, Bruce P.
Xu, Yingying
Chen, Aimin
Yolton, Kimberly
Braun, Joseph M.
Article History
Received: 25 May 2021
Revised: 13 September 2021
Accepted: 15 September 2021
First Online: 2 November 2021
Competing interests
: JMB’s institution was financially compensated for his services as an expert witness for plaintiffs in litigation related to PFAS-contaminated drinking water; these funds were not paid to JMB directly. BPL has served as an expert witness for plaintiffs in litigation related to lead poisoning prevention cases, but he received no personal payments for his services. His institution was financially compensated for some of those cases. The other authors declare they have no actual or potential competing financial interests.
: The institutional review boards (IRB) of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) and the participating prenatal clinics and delivery hospitals approved the HOME Study. Brown University deferred to the CCHMC IRB as the IRB of record. Women provided written informed consent for themselves and their children after research assistants explained study protocols during face-to-face visits.