A study published Wednesday has found that pregnant women with higher levels of the drug fluoride in their bodies give birth to children with higher rates of neurological-based behavioral problems.
“These findings suggest that prenatal fluoride exposure may increase risk of neurobehavioral problems among children living in an optimally fluoridated area in the US,” the study said in the ‘Meaning’ section.
The data indicates that with certain levels of fluoride, mothers basically double the risk of having clinically-damaged, misbehaving children. This is the first study on U.S. specific outcomes of prenatal fluoride exposure and the effects it has on children’s neurobehavioral outcomes.
“In this cohort study of 229 pregnant women and their children, a 0.68 mg/L (ie, 1 IQR) increase in specific gravity–adjusted maternal urinary fluoride during pregnancy was associated with nearly double the odds of T scores for total child neurobehavioral problems being in the borderline clinical or clinical range,” the study said in the ‘Findings’ section.
The importance of this study stems from the fact that other research out of Canada and Mexico has indicated that children exposed to fluoride in the womb have poorer neurodevelopment characteristics than non-fluoridated children. This study specifically looks at the U.S. population.
The study was conducted via analyzing urine specimens which were collected from over 200 pregnant women to test for levels of fluoride, then analyzing the children’s neurobehavioral aptitude via the Preschool Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), which included composite scores for Total Problems, Internalizing Problems, and Externalizing Problems.
“This prospective cohort study utilized urine samples archived from 2017 to 2020 and neurobehavioral data assessed from 2020 to 2023 from the Maternal and Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES) pregnancy cohort, which consisted of predominately Hispanic women residing in Los Angeles, California,” the study said in the ‘Design, Setting, and Participants’ section.
It was found that fluoride in pregnant mothers does indeed have a positive correlation with clinical outcomes manifesting as neurological behavioral issues in the children.
“In this prospective cohort study of mother-child pairs in Los Angeles, California, prenatal fluoride exposure was associated with increased neurobehavioral problems. These findings suggest that there may be a need to establish recommendations for limiting fluoride exposure during the prenatal period,” the study said in the ‘Conclusions and Relevance’ section.
The study has shown that even at levels below U.S. water fluoridation concentrations, brain damage in children occurs.
“…findings from recent studies conducted in Mexico and Canada8–11 suggest that fluoride exposure at lower US-relevant levels may also be associated with poorer neurodevelopment,” the study said in the ‘Introduction’ section. “Specifically, higher prenatal fluoride exposure in Canada and/or Mexico has been associated with lower IQ among children aged 3 to 4 years in Canada10 and children aged 6 to 12 years in Mexico,9 increased symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among children aged 6 to 12 years,12 poorer executive function among children aged 3 to 5 years,13 and poorer performance on measures of global cognition among 12- and 24-month-old boys.14 A recent systematic review conducted by the National Toxicology Program reported “with moderate confidence that higher fluoride exposure…is consistently associated with lower IQ in children.”15
Infowars has previously reported on the disastrous results of water fluoridation.
“Fluoride levels in community drinking water systems in the US have been adjusted to prevent dental caries since 1945.1 Currently, 73% of the US receives fluoridated water at a targeted concentration of 0.7 mg/L,” the study said in the ‘Introduction’ section.
While the researchers didn’t call for a complete end to water fluoridation, they did however conclude by discussing the limiting of fluoride consumption for pregnant mothers.
“These findings suggest that there may be a need to establish recommendations for limiting exposure to fluoride from all sources during the prenatal period, a time when the developing brain is known to be especially vulnerable to injury from environmental insults,” the study said in the ‘Conclusions’ section.
Infowars acknowledges the harmful effects of the drug fluoride, and sells water filters to remove it.
