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Preparing the Non Toxic Nest for Baby

by Caroline Cox, Research Director for the Center for Environmental Health (CEH)

When a baby is on the way, your nesting instincts kick-in. Many parents find themselves taking on home improvement projects they’ve put off for months, or cleaning windowsills or baseboards that went unnoticed before the impending arrival of a new baby created an instinctual drive to get the house in order.

When getting babies’ room ready, the last thing you want is to introduce disease-causing chemicals that could impact your baby’s health. Yet many products contain hidden harmful chemicals that you might never expect would pose threats to your child’s development. The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) has resources and information to avoid health threats to your baby.

Making Room for Baby, the Safer Way

A few tips can mean the difference between a warm, safe space and a room of hidden health hazards.

About the author: Caroline Cox is Research Director for the Center for Environmental Health (CEH), the leading national nonprofit working to protect children and families from toxic health threats. She leads CEH’s research on toxic exposures, identifying, analyzing and substantiating the scientific bases for CEH’s groundbreaking work.