Story Highlights

• Researchers found 13 toxic chemicals in the bio-fluids of the pregnant women
• Bisphenol A, "Teflon chemicals",  Mercury, "Breakdown products", found in system of every woman studied.
  
• Congress has called for a full revamping of the Toxic Substances Control Act

A first-of-its-kind study shows that chemicals from everyday products contaminate women's bodies, and that their children enter the world already exposed to known toxics.

Notable quotes:

"The degree to which children are exposed to toxic chemicals before they enter the world is still being discovered."

"We cannot say with certainty whether these particular babies were harmed by the toxic exposures in the womb."