FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 10, 2019

Contact: Patricia Meyerhofer
Telephone: (919)-555-1234
E-mail: pfmeyerhofer@liberty.edu
Website: meyerhoferhlth634.weebly.com

BPA & BABY

The risks of BPA exposure to your baby
(Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level 10.7 )

(RALEIGH, NC). BPA & Baby is here to educate pregnant women about what BPA is,

the dangers it can have on your baby in the future, and simple ways to reduce BPA exposure.

BPA & Baby is all about the education of pregnant women. It is so important to help

reduce the poor health events that can occur later in your child’s life from being around BPA

while you are pregnancy. BPA (Bisphenol A) is a chemical blend found in everyday materials

such as plastics, cans, and receipts. 96% of pregnant women have BPA in their urine. BPA has

been shown to be toxic to the female reproductive system. BPA is one of 23 chemicals that

destroy the body according to Gerona et al. BPA has the second highest toxic chemical potential

score according to Barrett et al. BPA & Baby wants to teach pregnant women about simple ways

to reduce BPA exposure to your growing baby.

According to Geller and Walker of the Environmental Working Group, “BPA acts like

estrogen in the body and should be kept away from pregnant women and children in critical

windows of development, according to researchers who have linked it to cancer, infertility, brain,

nervous system and cardiovascular abnormalities, diabetes, obesity and other serious disorders.”

BPA exposure can have a large poor impact on children as they grow up. BPA has been found to

have a higher impact on female babies when compared to male babies.

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 BPA & Baby wants to educate pregnant women on easy steps to reduce your baby’s BPA

exposure. There is nothing more stressful than adding anything that is complicated

to someone who is pregnant. The easier the change, the more likely that change will occur. The

goal of BPA & Baby is doing things that are as simple as possible. The first step is to not use

plastic food and beverage containers, especially when heating products. BPA can leak from the

containers into food and reducing the use of plastic containers will help reduce the amount of

BPA that is put into the body. The second step is not taking paper receipts by using electronic

receipts or by wearing gloves when handling paper receipts. Those who work as cashiers and

handle large amounts of receipts have higher exposure to BPA. The simple process of wearing

gloves or using electronic receipts reduces the risk of BPA exposure. The third step is not using

canned products, mainly canned fish. Many canned goods contain BPA in a form that prevents

the cans from corroding over time. Reducing the use of canned goods reduces the risk of

exposure to BPA.

For more information from the Environmental Working Group, visit

https://www.ewg.org/key-issues/toxics/bpa. For more information BPA & Baby as well as

reference information, visit meyerhoferhlth634.weebly.com, or email pfmeyerhofer@liberty.edu.

BPA & Baby is about educating all pregnant women about what BPA is, the risks is can have to
their developing baby, and providing simple steps to reduce BPA exposure. For more
information about BPA & Baby, please visit meyerhoferhlth634.weebly.com or call (919)-555-
1234 for more information.
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