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SHOCKING: Babies Get 200 Chemicals Before the First Breath 👶🍼 We often imagine birth as a fresh start. But science tells a different, brutal truth. ⚠️ The Environmental Working Group’s landmark study found that umbilical cord blood in newborns carried an average of 200 industrial chemicals and pollutants. Plastics. Pesticides. Heavy metals. PFAS “forever chemicals.” Not after birth. Not in adulthood. BEFORE THE FIRST CRY. Before the first breath. This isn’t the fault of parents. It’s the fault of systems - factories, weak laws, and industries that profit from pollution. Every baby deserves a cleaner start. That means: ✅ Stricter bans on toxic pesticides and PFAS ✅ Cleaner energy and transport ✅ Safer food and water systems ✅ Honest labelling and accountability Read more - https://medium.com/@saket-sambhav/umbilical-cord-blood-carrying-200-pollutants-should-we-stop-having-kids-or-stop-pollution-d4ba5af73411