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More Than 200 Chemicals Found in Cord Blood

A new cord blood report released by the Environmental Working Group is adding fuel to the fire, finding that babies could be exposed to more than 100 chemicals before they are even born.
Cord blood is the blood remaining in the placenta and umbilical cord after birth.  EWG studied the cord blood of ten minority newborns [...]

Push for removal of baby bottles with Bisphenol-A in UK

A push is being made by many groups in the UK for the removal of baby bottles and other plastics that contain the controversial chemical Bisphenol-A.
A group composed of scientists, charity workers, and National Childbirth Trust (NCT) representatives has made pleas to the government to force the removal of products that contain Bisphenol-A (BPA) from [...]

Dr. Oz Speaks Out on Pregnancy — The Owner’s Manual to a Happy and Healthy Pregnancy

Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Michael Roizen have released their new book called “YOU:  Having a Baby: The Owner’s Manual to a Happy Healthy Pregnancy.”
Dr. Oz appears on Oprah regularly and recently began hosting his own new television show, The Dr. Oz Show.
Dr. Michael Roizen is the Chief Wellness Officer of the Wellness Institute [...]

Chemicals used in plastics may feminize boys

Chemicals used in the manufacture of plastics may disrupt hormones in baby boys causing genital defects or feminization says new research.
A study out of the University of Rochester Medical Center has found that young boys that are exposed to chemicals called phthalates in utero have a lower likelihood of typical male playtime behavior. Two phthalates [...]

Stress may impact male fertility

Stress hormones and a common chemical in plastics, when combined, may cause fertility problems for male babies while in the womb.
Researchers at Edinburgh University have found that high levels of stress hormones mixed with a common chemical found in plastics severely inhibited male fetal development in rats.
The study gave some pregnant rats the chemical compound [...]

Chemicals Linked To Low Birth Weight

New research shows that there may be a link between the chemicals used in plastics and low birth weight in babies.
Phthalates is a chemical compound commonly used to make hard plastics soft and more flexible.
The study found that over 70 percent of the babies they researched had high levels of the chemical in the cord [...]