A useful leaflet (available in English) has been released by WECF (Woman Engage For A Common Future) who are campaigning against Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (also called ‘hormone disruptors’).

"The birth of a child brings many exciting changes, which you of course have to learn and adjust too.

During the pregnancy there are many things that you may need to consider, like eating healthily, refraining from smoking and drinking less alcohol. Lesser acknowledged however, is how certain chemicals in food, cleaning products, textiles and other products can be harmful to your health, especially those chemicals that act like hormones.

Mother and child are very sensitive to outside influences whilst pregnant and in the first phase of life. We advise you to be especially careful during this sensitive time and expose yourself to as few harmful chemicals as possible.

Sadly, current laws insufficiently protect us from harmful chemicals that pose health risks. In addition, there are no labelling requirements for many product groups. This means, we cannot recognise what chemicals are in certain products."


https://nestbau.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Beware-Toxic-Chemicals-in-everyday-life.pdf