The Invisible Invaders: Microplastics and the Pregnant Body
What happens when the most ordinary material on Earth enters the womb. The Prognosis — Forecasting where medicine, and morality, are heading next.
Plastic was once the miracle of modernity. Lightweight, cheap, and unbreakable, it transformed how we eat, drink, and live. But what began as a symbol of progress has quietly infiltrated the most intimate spaces of life—our lungs, our blood, and, as recent research shows, the placenta itself.
What Are Microplastics?
Microplastics are plastic fragments sma…
