However, some recent studies support the hypothesis that an additional effect of postnatal
exposure through breastfeeding is likely.20 We have observed in the infants of this population that those who breastfed increased their concentrations of organochlorine chemicals during the first weeks of life (N. Ribas - Fitó, submitted for publication).
Not exact matches
And while it is not necessary for you to be as cautious in general as when you were pregnant,
breastfeeding moms should limit
exposure to chemicals such as mercury, led and nicotine — all which can be transferred
through the breastmilk to baby.
The question is not
exposure to female hormones, to which the baby is exposed anyway
through breastfeeding.
A fact sheet from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), indicates that about 90 % of
exposure for humans is due to eating contaminated food, since dioxins and furans typically accumulate in the fatty tissues of fish and animals that are exposed when these by - products are released into the water and air during manufacturing.2 Dioxin is not metabolized in our bodies, and is passed to our children
through the placenta and
breastfeeding.3 Sodium Polyacrylate - Super Absorbent Polymers While actual contact with disposable diapers does not contribute to dioxin accumulation in your baby, your baby's bottom does come in contact with chemicals used to increase the absorbency of the diapers.
As well as disseminating the kit, the
exposure of the project to the general community
through the mass media (print and audio) has enhanced the awareness of the issue of balancing
breastfeeding and work.
Information on socioeconomic background, maternal diseases and obstetric history, parity, gender, fetal
exposure to alcohol (at least 2 drinks a week during the entire pregnancy) and cigarette smoking (at least 1 cigarette a day during the last trimester), type and duration of
breastfeeding, and maternal intelligence (Raven Progressive Matrices) was obtained
through questionnaires administered in person after delivery and at 13 months.
However, they should continue to encourage long - term
breastfeeding to balance the potential impact of organochlorine
exposure through breast milk.
Long - term
breastfeeding was found to be beneficial for the neurodevelopment of the child, helping to counterbalance the potential impact of the
exposure to these chemicals
through breast milk.
An estimated 10 to 15 percent of mothers have trouble
breastfeeding, and women with certain health concerns — such as HIV, tuberculosis, toxic
exposure or dependence on medications that are excreted
through breast milk — can compromise their infants» health if they nurse.
Exposure to organochlorine compounds (OCs) occurs both in utero and
through breastfeeding.
Thus, the risk of infant
exposure to codeine and morphine
through breast milk should be weighed against the benefits of
breastfeeding for both the mother and the baby.
After birth, if the mother
breastfeeds, the baby also benefits from
exposure to flavors from her healthy diet
through the breastmilk.
They found that more
exposure to a mom's microbes, such as
through vaginal birth or
breastfeeding, was associated with more diverse, robust microbiomes.
There's no doubt that probiotic
exposure very early in life — primarily from a vaginal birth and exclusive
breastfeeding for the first six months — helps to seal the «open guts» of babies, thereby preventing foreign substances like food particles from escaping
through the intestinal wall into the bloodstream and stimulating allergic immune reactions that can last a lifetime.
While our intestinal microbiome is determined by our mode of birth delivery (c - section vs vaginal birth), whether we were
breastfed, and early
exposures through environment and diet, it is ever modifiable
through macro and micronutrients, stress, and supplementation.
The resident microorganisms, outnumbering by 10:1 by our human body cells, develop an ecosystem
through postnatal
exposures, in the vaginal canal,
through breastfeeding, and the immediate environment.