Air Pollution Linked to Higher Risk of Preterm Birth for Mothers with Asthma
April 14, 2016 – A recent study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology has made a link between pregnant women with asthma and the risk of preterm birth. Increases in on-going and short-term exposure to nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide increased the risk. This was especially true if exposed just before conception, in early pregnancy, or within the last 6 weeks of pregnancy.
While previous studies had examined the effects of various air pollutants on preterm birth risk, this was the first study to look at if air pollution pre-conception would later affect the pregnancy.
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