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Pregnant Women Carry Toxins, Study Finds

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(CBS) A University of California study finds that pregnant women carry dangerous chemicals in their bodies.

The chemicals include ones that have been banned since the 1970s, such as the pesticide, DDT, and carcinogens, like PCBs, Also, BPA, a chemical used in plastics, was found in 96 percent of the pregnant women studied.

Click on the video below for "Early Show" co-anchor Jeff Glor's full report on the study.

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