This sheet talks about exposure to carbon monoxide in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your health care provider. What is carbon monoxide? Carbon monoxide is a gas. It has no color, smell, or taste. Small amounts of carbon monoxide are normally found in our bodies and in the air we breathe. Large amounts of carbon monoxide gas can be released from poorly working heaters, furnaces, grills, kerosene stoves, or other …
The Baby Blog: Environment & Natural Disasters
Lead
This sheet talks about whether exposure to lead during pregnancy and while breastfeeding may. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is lead and where is it found? Lead is a heavy metal. It can be found in many places, such as: soil, water, cosmetics, children’s & costume jewelry, old paint, plumbing, batteries, bullets, solders, and gasoline. Lead can leach out of pipes into drinking water. Living near metal smelters or …
DEET (N,N-ethyl-m-toluamide)
This sheet talks about exposure to DEET in a pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is DEET? DEET (N,N-ethyl-m-toluamide or m-DET) is the active ingredient in many common brands of insect repellent. Most repellents contain 10-25% DEET, but some products contain up to 99% DEET. DEET is the most effective and well-studied insect repellent on the market. DEET is particularly effective in …
Pesticides
This sheet talks about exposure to pesticides in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your health care provider. What are pesticides? A pesticide is a substance used to prevent or destroy “pests” such as weeds, insects, animals (rodents and other), fungus, parasites, etc., that can harm crops or people. For example, pesticides are used to reduce the number of mosquitoes which may carry the Zika virus or parasites that …
Perchloroethylene (PCE)
This sheet talks about exposure to perchloroethylene in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is perchloroethylene (PCE)? Perchloroethylene (PCE) is a chemical that has been used as a degreaser and as a dry cleaning agent. It has also been in paints, spot removers, printing inks, household cleaners and glues. Other names for PCE include PERC, perchlor and tetrachloroethene. How would I be …
