http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2007/08/20/non-stick-cookware-causes-low-birthweight.aspxHaul out your cast iron cookware if you&#39;re pregnant, or at least your stainless steel All-Clad: birth weight and size may be affected adversely by prenatal exposure to chemicals used in non-stick cookware and other things . At least, it is in ratsenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2007/08/20/non-stick-cookware-causes-low-birthweight.aspx#37467Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:28:47 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:37467geri<p>Cookware poses a risk when the surface has been compromised in some way - scratched, rubbed away, etc. &nbsp;Think of a Teflon pan after someone scrapes it; small black flecks of Teflon come off the pan and into your food for awhile. &nbsp;Even the cookware companies recommended throwing away your pots when this happens. &nbsp;</p> <p>Just don't take the risk, especially if you're pregnant. </p> <img src="http://www.babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=37467" width="1" height="1">http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2007/08/20/non-stick-cookware-causes-low-birthweight.aspx#37436Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:46:21 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:37436diera<p>Are you sure they're suggesting that people are getting exposed to these compounds by *using* non-stick cookware? &nbsp;Everything I've read prior to this has seemed to indicate that these chemicals are getting into the environment via manufacturing processes and into people through the environment, not that using the cookware poses risks.</p> <img src="http://www.babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=37436" width="1" height="1">