Pregnancy advice helps women 'play safe'

For most environmental chemicals we do not know whether or not they really affect a baby's development, and obtaining definitive guidance will take many years.

This paper outlines a practical approach that pregnant women can take if they are concerned about this issue and wish to 'play safe' in order to minimise their baby's exposure.

However, we emphasise that most women are exposed to low doses of chemicals over their lifetime which in pregnancy may pose minimal risk to the developing baby.