Controversial advice on chemicals in pregnancy

Conclusion Nervous mothers-to-be may want to take on board RCOG’s recommendations, though as previously mentioned, the evidence to back up these recommendations is lacking. It is important not to lose sight of established harms that are known to cause damage to a pregnancy: smoking drinking alcohol using drugs certain types of medication, such as medications used to treat epilepsy eating certain foods, such as pate or liver Read more about health and wellbeing in pregnancy in the NHS Choices Pregnancy and baby guide. Analysis by Bazian. Edited by NHS Choices. Follow Behind the Headlines on Twitter. Links To The Headlines Food packaging and furniture: What to avoid when you're pregnant. The Independent, June 5 2013 A mum-to-be? Don't paint the nursery and avoid non-stick frying pans: Pregnant women warned over risk to baby from exposure to chemicals. Daily Mail, June 5 2013 Expectant mothers told not to paint the nursery or use non-stick frying pans in case of chemical exposure. The Daily Telegraph, June 5 2013 Chemicals: a worry for pregnant women? BBC News, June 5 2013 Pregnancy safety advice prompts criticism. BBC News, June 5 2013 Pregnant Women Warned Of Chemical Exposure. Sky News, June 5 2013 Pregnant women warned over household products. ITV News, June 5 2013
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