Women warned to avoid make-up and shower gel during pregnancy

Pregnant women should avoid make-up, shower gel, painting the nursery, plastic containers, and tinned food to minimise harm to their unborn child.

A new report says the best approach pregnant women should take is to assume there is a risk to their babies’ development from exposure to everyday chemicals, even when it might be minimal or eventually unfounded.

Experts from Britain’s Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists recommend that pregnant women should eat fresh food whenever possible and avoid eating foods from cans or plastic containers.