A Voice for Choice Advocacy
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A Voice for Choice Advocacy advocates for people’s rights to be fully informed about the composition, quality, and short- and long-term health effects of all products that go into people’s bodies, such as food, water, air, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
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"The studies were conducted on pregnant rats, testing whether the offspring of those exposed to the compounds suffered developmental problems.

Decreased weight gain, delayed sexual maturation and deteriorating motor activity were among the side effects reported in adult offspring in the studies."

#Pesticides #Agrochemicals #BigAgriculture #Health #ChildrensHealth #ChildDevelopment #Nuremberg2

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-firms-withheld-pesticide-toxicity-eu.html
"According to the researcher, the neural pathways stimulated by play, particularly before age six, have a profound and enduring influence on a child’s future possibilities.
She warns against straying from a child’s natural inclination to play, suggesting that it could rob them of essential learning experiences and growth opportunities."

#Babies #ChildDevelopment #ChildrensMentalHealth #Toddlers #Parenting

https://studyfinds.org/playtime-toddler-brain-development/
"Elevated cortisol levels during the third trimester of pregnancy are linked to lower IQ scores in 7-year-old boys, but not in girls. In contrast, higher urine cortisone levels during pregnancy were associated with improved IQ scores in girls."

#Pregnancy #ChildrensHealth #ChildDevelopment

https://neurosciencenews.com/cortisol-pregnancy-child-iq-26086/