ACOG updates opinion to reduce prenatal exposure to toxic chemicals

I still clearly remember the day 15 years ago when a reporter called me to ask if women needed to worry about lead in lipstick. Lead in lipstick? Why would there be lead in lipstick? I was Chair of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), California District, at a time when we as a professional organization were just starting to recognize the impact of the environment on the health of pregnant women and babies.