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...