SUNSCREENS USING SOLUBLE AROMATIC ORGANIC UV FILTERS SHOULD BE STRICTLY AVOIDED IN PREGNANCY

The fetus is the most vulnerable human. The entire pregnancy is susceptible to external agents- viral or chemical - disrupting normal fetal development at many levels. Embryonic and fetal life in the first trimester is the most crucial period but any insult up to 20 weeks may affect anatomic, hormonal, and neurological development, or any organ system. Effects are usually more serious and irreversible when they occur in early pregnancy.