“There has been mounting evidence that pregnant women and lactating mothers should be taking care of what they put in and on their bodies. Recent studies have pointed to both synthetic ingredients such as parabens, phthalates, and BPA, as well as organic ingredients such as essential oils, as being fetal and embryo toxic, as well as harmful to a nursing infant. These substances can cross the placental barrier and pass into a mother’s milk.
I do counsel mothers about this issue on a daily basis, when I examine and see their newborn baby. I think it’s safe to say avoidance of these ingredients in beauty and household products is recommended until research can conclusively prove that they are not a danger. After all, why take a risk?”
—-Dr. Sabeena Hubbard D.O., Board certified Pediatric Hospitalist, and, Associate Professor at IU School of Medicine.
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