This sheet is about exposure to pesticides in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What are pesticides? Pesticide are substances used to prevent or destroy “pests” such as weeds, insects, animals (rodents and other), fungus and parasites that can harm crops or people. For example, pesticides are used to lower the number of mosquitoes which may carry the Zika virus or parasites that cause …
The Baby Blog: Workplace Exposures
Lice and Scabies
This sheet is about exposure to lice and scabies in a pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What are lice? Lice are small insects, the size of a sesame seed, that can live on the body or in hair. Head lice are the most common type of lice. Lice hatch out of eggs that are called nits. You can sometimes see adult lice crawling through hair or on the scalp. You can also look for the nits …
Reproductive Hazards of the Workplace: Tips for Job Safety
This information sheet talks about exposures that might be in some work settings and offers guidance on how to reduce some of these exposures. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare providers. What types of hazards could be in a workplace? This fact sheet highlights chemicals and metals; however, there are many types of workplace hazards. Other workplace hazards include: anesthetic gases, ionizing radiation, loud noise, extreme heat or …
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
This sheet is about exposure to cytomegalovirus (CMV) in pregnancy or while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is cytomegalovirus (CMV)? CMV is a common virus that can spread from one person to another through contact with saliva, semen, vaginal fluids, blood, urine, tears, feces, or breast milk. Most people with CMV do not have symptoms, but some may have fever, tiredness, and muscle aches when they are …
Paint
This sheet is about exposure to paint in a pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is paint? In general, paint is made up of pigment particles (color) in a liquid base called the medium. There are two broad categories of paint: oil paints (oil/alkyd-based medium) or latex paints (water-based medium). Oil paints are thinned or cleaned with paint thinners including turpentine or mineral …
