Other Environmental Exposures, Breastfeeding

CDC's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) is committed to increasing breastfeeding rates throughout the United States and to promoting and supporting optimal breastfeeding practices toward the ultimate goal of improving the public's health.

Mother's Milk and the Environment: Might Chemical Exposures Impair Lactation?, Environmental Health Perspectives

Many women struggle to breastfeed. Scientists are starting to ask why.

Study finds alarming levels of 'forever chemicals' in US mothers' breast milk, Pollution

Microplastics found in human breast milk for the first time, Plastics

Study Finds High Levels of Toxic Chemicals in Mothers' Breast Milk

A virtuous cycle for reducing environmental persistent organic

Seattle study of breast milk from 50 women finds chemical used in food wrappers, firefighting foam

Toxic levels of 'forever chemicals' are being found in breast milk. How harmful are they?

Breastfeeding Vermont Department of Health

Environmental and Chemical Exposures, Breastfeeding

Mixture of environmental pollutants in breast milk from a Spanish cohort of nursing mothers - ScienceDirect

The Relationship Between Breastfeeding And Autism

The impact of environmental pollution on the quality of mother's milk