Atmospheric pollution, endocrine disruptors… Throughout her pregnancy, pregnant women are exposed to multiple pollutants, includingchronic exposure can lead to serious consequences on the health of the unborn baby.
Pregnancy is one of most vulnerable periods of a woman’s life. Faced with environmental exposures and endocrine disruptors, the placenta or the fetal membrane can be affected, respectively causing poor fetal health or a higher risk of premature birth.
Adopt a healthy lifestyle even before pregnancy
It is therefore important to adopt good habits at each stage of pregnancy. Before pregnancy, it is important to adopt a healthy lifestyle in the two to three months preceding conception in order to promote good gamete health and limit the impact on the health of the unborn child: vary your dietplay sports, eliminate industrial products and additives, limit fat…
During pregnancy, limit them toxic plastics (prepackaged foods, etc.) and vary your diet to limit the appearance of allergies in the future baby.
Source :
- Press conference, Foundation for Medical Research, June 3, 2022
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