Womb Ecology: New Reasons and New Ways to Prepare the Prenatal Environment

This article continues the dialogue on the origins of heath as beginning in the
womb. It points to the positive effects and changes that can occur when re-evaluating the importance of the
pregnancy period for matters of public health. A brief review of the literature on dietary habits
preconception/prenatally, and the intrauterine pollution of fat-soluble synthetic chemicals were offered. Followed
by the description of a pilot study for the purpose of initiating a new generation of research. Results indicated
preconceptional counselling must reflect new preoccupations based on the life-long effects of intrauterine.