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9th January 2006 Health visitors back call for pregnant mums to eat organic Most health visitors think pregnant women should eat organic foods, according to new research. The survey by baby specialists Durdle Davies involved 500 health visitors, all members of the Community Practitioners and Health Visitors’ Association. In the nationally representative poll, 58 per cent agreed that during pregnancy the unborn baby can benefit from the mother eating organically. 23 per cent were undecided and only 19 per cent disagreed. These findings support another poll, which was commissioned for Hipp Organic and showed that 71 per cent of mums and mums-to-be believe it is important for pregnant women to eat organically. Yet most mums don’t actually bother to seek organic food during pregnancy. Fifty-five per cent of women said they didn’t increase their intake of organic foods whilst pregnant. Jane Mayall, Hipp’s Marketing Manager, said that the risk of pesticides reaching the foetus is becoming recognised and documented. “Mums are realising that organic is better for baby, but unfortunately for some, the awareness doesn’t start early enough. “The foetus is the stage of life most vulnerable to damage from chemicals; in the womb through growth and development and indeed later in life with health related problems being well documented.” “During pregnancy, it’s definitely a case of ‘out of sight, out of mind’, although mums know what they should be doing. "But once mum actually puts the spoon directly in the baby’s mouth, she becomes concerned about contaminants such as pesticides and GM foods. "More than eight out of 10 modern mums wean their babies on organic food.” Where to next?
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