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[quote=Anonymous]Things you can do:

1. Eat organic or local/farm bought (CSAs are a great easy option for pregnant ladies -- they deliver a big box of produce to your area for you).

2. Don't spray pesticides on your property. Try to visit places that don't spray, either. Lobby your municipality not to spray neurotoxic pesticides in parks. Talk to people you know and tell them about the study if they seem receptive. Don't apply permethrin-based flea and tick control to your dog while pregnant (use something else or ask someone else to do it).

3. Tell your elected representatives that you won't support them if they are in favor of agricultural spraying of neurotoxic pesticides.

4. Remove your shoes before you enter your house, you'd be surprised how much you track in on your shoes (including chemicals.

5. Get a good water filter for your drinking water (bottled isn't well-regulated) -- something that's at least a 3-stage filter. Reverse osmosis is best but you'll have to add minerals back in since it gets everything out of the water (including beneficial stuff).

6. Use the ewg.org skin deep database to limit your exposure to other dangerous chemicals while you're pregnant (though these have not all been studied, some, like phthalates, are clearly linked to birth defects in animal studies and yet are omnipresent in personal care products).

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