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First Exposure to be Canada’s premier source of reliable information for families and healthcare providers on exposures to medications, plant and environmental substances, and their effects on pregnancy and lactation. Click the button to find out more.

Newsletter - May 2024

The first week of May marked the beginning of World Maternal Mental Health Month, a time to reflect on the often overlooked but crucial topic of mental well-being during pregnancy and postpartum. Mental health issues are some of the most common complications of pregnancy and the first year postpartum. This is why First Exposure is continuously adding mental health medications to our Exposures A-Z page.

Newsletter - November 2023

The University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of PublicHealth is launching a groundbreaking network dedicated to reproductive and infant health, thanks to a $5 million investment from the Vohra Miller Foundation.

First Exposure will support research, education and knowledge mobilization activities on exposures to medications, plants and environmental substances, for pregnant individuals and their families.