~ CHAPTER SIX ~
KEEPING YOUR BABY’S ENVIRONMENT SAFE

Quit Smoking:

www.becomeanex.org/pregnant-smokers.php

www.smokefree.gov

www.women.smokefree.gov

http://betobaccofree.hhs.gov/health-effects/pregnancy/

Drugs During Pregnancy:

http://www.mothertobabyca.org/high-times-for-marijuana-clearing-the-smoke-about-marijuana-use-during-pregnancy/

www.marchofdimes.com/pregnancy/alcohol_illicitdrug.html

Swiss Water Decaffeination Process:

www.cariboucoffee.com

http://www.swisswater.com

Caffeine Content:

www.Starbucks.com

cspinet.org/new/cafchart.htm

http://www.thehersheycompany.com/our-ingredients/what-we-believe/ingredient-information/ingredient-topics/caffeine-theobromine.aspx

Natural Medicines Database:

www.naturaldatabase.com

Endocrine Disruptors:

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/

Soy:

http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/dietary-factors/phytochemicals/soy-isoflavones

www.soyconnection.com/health_nutrition/index.php

http://jn.nutrition.org/content/144/3/344.long

BPA in Food Samples:

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3118530/table/T1

Arsenic:

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2012/01/arsenic-in-your-juice/index.htm

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2012/11/arsenic-in-your-food/index.htm

Seafood:

www.fish4health.net

http://www.seafoodwatch.org/

www.nrdc.org/health/effects/mercury/calculator/calc.asp

fishadvisoryonline.epa.gov/General.aspx

Toxic Pollutants:

www.atsdr.cdc.gov

http://www2.epa.gov/international-cooperation/persistent-organic-pollutants-global-issue-global-response

https://www.dtsc.ca.gov/SCP/upload/1-L-US-EPA_NWM.pdf

Toxoplasmosis:

www.marchofdimes.com/pregnancy/complications_toxoplasmosis.html

Food Born Illness:

www.EatingExpectantly.com/l44.htm

Water:

http://www2.epa.gov/dwlabcert/contact-information-certification-programs-and-certified-laboratories-drinking-water

water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/lead.cfm

www.nsf.org/consumer

water.epa.gov/drink

Fish Consumption Advisory

http://www.epa.gov/choose-fish-and-shellfish-wisely/fish-and-shellfish-advisories-and-safe-eating-guidelines#goto

www.ec.gc.ca/mercure-mercury/default.asp?lang=En&n=DCBE5083-1

Cooking Temperature:

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education/get-answers/food-safety-fact-sheets/appliances-and-thermometers/kitchen-thermometers

http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm255180.htm

http://www.fda.gov/food/foodborneillnesscontaminants/peopleatrisk/ucm083057.htm

Food Storage Time:

www.EatingExpectantly.com/l48.htm

Around the House:

www.epa.gov/lead

www.lead.org.au/lanv6n2/update005.html

www.EatingExpectantly.com/l50.htm

Pest Control:

http://www.beyondpesticides.org/resources/managesafe/overview

web4.audubon.org/bird/at_home/pdf/HealthierChoices.pdf

Pets:

www.greenpaws.org

Cleaners:

www.epa.gov/dfe/pubs/projects/formulat/formpart.htm#56

www.safetyandcarecommitment.com/commitment/faq

http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners/content/top_products                  

www.honest.com

www.theyummylife.com/Natural_Room_Scents

Cosmetics:

http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/ProductsIngredients/Products/ucm137224.htm

http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/beauty/makeup/tips/a13593/natural-beauty-products/

www.ewg.org/skindeep

www.safecosmetics.org

www.safecosmeticsaustralia.com.au/

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/cosmet-person/hot-list-critique/index-eng.php

www.greenchoices.org/

http://www.cleanup.org.au/au/LiveGreener//