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Although epidemiological and experimental studies have linked prenatal exposure to several measured PFAS, primarily legacy perfluoroalkyl acids such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), Perfluorohexane Sulfonic Acid (PFHxS), and Perfluorononanoic Acid (PFNA), to diverse offspring outcomes, the strength of evidence differs substantially across compounds and health domains. Current human evidence is strongest for impaired vaccine antibody responses and altered growth or metabolic trajectories in studies dominated by legacy PFAS, whereas evidence for other congeners, short-chain PFAS, ether-based alternatives, and fluorotelomer compounds remains sparse. Mechanistically, placental transfer, nuclear receptor perturbation, thyroid hormone transport disruption, mitochondrial stress, immune modulation, and epigenetic reprogramming may jointly contribute to developmental susceptibility. 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