Fig. 4

Application of Environmental Preventive Medicine using a health-examination system. In the future, it is necessary to establish a health-examination system for women of reproductive age. If the level of contamination of women of reproductive age is high, and no action is taken, the contaminants will be transferred from the mother to her baby through the placenta and breast milk. This may result in higher risk for the baby, and the baby’s quality of life (QOL) may become lower. In contrast, if the women improve their life style or receive medication to reduce their contamination level, the risk to her baby may be reduced and the baby may be able to enjoy a higher QOL