Thought you might find this study of interest.

Kathy

Breastfeeding, Exposure to Organochlorine Compounds, and Neurodevelopment in 
Infants 

Núria Ribas-Fitó, MD*, et. al. 

Objective. Exposure to organochlorine compounds (OCs) occurs both in utero 
and through breastfeeding. Levels of hexachlorobenzene (HCB) found in the 
cord serum of newborns from a population located in the vicinity of an 
electrochemical factory in Spain were among the highest ever reported. We 
studied the association between exposure to OCs and breastfeeding on 
neurodevelopment in the 1-year-old infants of this population...Conclusions. 
Prenatal exposure to p,p'DDE was associated with a delay in mental and 
psychomotor development at 13 months. No association was found for exposure 
to HCB. Long-term breastfeeding was found to be beneficial to 
neurodevelopment, potentially counterbalancing the impact of exposure to 
these chemicals through breast milk. 
Received for publication Jun 13, 2002; accepted Dec 20, 2002.



Kathleen Fallon Pasakarnis, M.Ed. IBCLC
Nurturing Family Lactation and Parenting Services

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