Other Environmental Exposures, Breastfeeding

Other Environmental Exposures, Breastfeeding

CDC's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) is committed to increasing breastfeeding rates throughout the United States and to promoting and supporting optimal breastfeeding practices toward the ultimate goal of improving the public's health.

Toxic levels of 'forever chemicals' are being found in breast milk. How harmful are they?

A critical review of methods for comparing estrogenic activity of endogenous and exogenous chemicals in human milk and infant formula.

Other Environmental Exposures, Breastfeeding

Environmental exposure of those toddlers in the study with and without

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Breast Milk: Concerning Trends for Current-Use PFAS

Breastfeeding Laws: Federal and State Laws

PFAS and your health Department of Public Health & Environment

Vitamin D and other supplements: Do they benefit breastfeeding?

Breastfeeding and post-perinatal infant deaths in the United States, A national prospective cohort analysis - The Lancet Regional Health – Americas

Prevention of food allergy in infancy: the role of maternal interventions and exposures during pregnancy and lactation - The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

Ecopsychology and the newborn. Part III: Breastfeeding, sustainability and Eco-feminism - European Institute of Perinatal Mental Health

Occupational Exposures, Breastfeeding

The first detection of quaternary ammonium compounds in breast milk: Implications for early-life exposure