Category: Pediatrics
Keywords: pollutant, breastfeeding, environment, contaminants (PubMed Search)
Posted: 10/2/2009 by Heidi-Marie Kellock, MD
(Updated: 9/7/2024)
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While breastfeeding is still the preferred source of infant nutrition by the AAP, a little-known fact is that breastfeeding may expose the nursing infant to environmental pollutants to which they might not normally be exposed. If you have a mother that appears ill due to exposure to any of these agents, don't forget to have the infant examined as well for signs of intoxication.
American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Environmental Health. Chapter 3. In: Etzel RA, ed. Pediatric Environmental Health, 2nd ed. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2003.