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The US Food and Drug Administration ignores fetal fluoride exposure. We must not. When a pregnant woman drinks 3 cups of fluoridated tap water, her unborn child receives the same amount of fluoride that a 5-year-old child should not swallow in toothpaste. Fluoride Toothpaste Warning and Children in the Womb Fluoride toothpaste has a FDA-mandated warning: "If you accidentally swallow more than used for brushing, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away." "Children under 6 years of age: use a pea-sized amount" of toothpaste that contains approximately 0.25 mg of fluoride. That same 0.25 mg dose of fluoride in a dab of toothpaste is also contained in 1½ cups of tap water optimally fluoridated at 0.7 mg/liter. When a pregnant woman drinks 3 cups of fluoridated water, she consumes 0.5 mg of fluoride. Fetal fluoride levels are about two-thirds of maternal levels, therefore her unborn child receives about 0.3 mg – more fluoride than in a pea-sized dab of toothpaste. See Fetal Fluoride Levels, pages 54-55 of Pregnancy and Fluoride Do Not Mix Where does your child get her fluoride? Pharmacy or Faucet?