État des connaissances sur les contaminants dans le lait maternel.

Antenatal exposition could produce xenobiotic side-effects on lactating women and breastfeeding children, they are a vulnerable target about these risks in a high susceptibility window. Sparse and contradictory data are available for health professional and a list could describe 17 pollutants classified at risk during breastfeeding. Lactation must be encouraged although pollution still exists to its protecting effects on breastfed children against infections and other diseases. Still nowadays, right and well balanced public health advices are needed about nutrition with public health policies and laws to reduce contaminant pollutant productions and emissions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]