Nearly 80% of your body is made of water. During pregnancy, drinking enough water is one of your most vital needs. But, today water can be polluted. Lead, volatile organic chemicals and other toxins that may leak into community and well water supplies are just some of the potential risks that may be present in your drinking water. If independent testing or local water quality reports have found contaminants in your water, you can protect your unborn child by drinking and bathing in filtered water.

For more information, click below:

• What You Need to Know about Mercury in Fish and Shellfish
• Trichloroethylene (TCE)
• Ground Water and Drinking Water
• Agricultural Compounds in Water and Birth Defects
• Adverse birth outcomes and maternal exposures to TCE and PCE
• Contaminated drinking water links to specific birth defects at Camp Lejeune