Pregnancy and Fluoride Do Not Mix: Prenatal Fluoride and Premature Birth, Preeclampsia, Autism

If a pregnant woman consumes fluoride, so does her baby. 3 cups of fluoridated tap water contain a half-milligram of fluoride. In the months after birth, if a baby consumes a half-milligram of fluoride, the FDA tells parents to "Contact a Poison Control center right away."

But health authorities ignore babies in the months before birth, who are even more sensitive to fluoride, an EPA-designated "neurotoxicant... well documented to alter human neurodevelopment."

The EPA regulates fluoride as a water contaminant. The FDA regulates fluoride as an unapproved drug that has never been shown to be safe or effective. Despite fluoride's many known dangers, it is the only substance purposely added to US drinking water to treat people, including babies in the womb.

The diverse and rapidly increasing scientific evidence gathered in this concise but well-documented volume (350+ references; updated February 2020) explores the numerous consequences of prenatal fluoride, whose adverse effects on the vulnerable developing nervous system can have lifelong repercussions: compelling reasons why mothers-to-be should not drink fluoridated tap water - especially if they have dental fluorosis, the visible clue of their genetic sensitivity to fluoride's developmental toxicity, and likely their children's too.

This is a human rights issue. It is inexcusable to knowingly overexpose babies in the womb to fluoride.