Pollution linked to smaller babies
A study reported in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health concludes that motor vehicle pollution is linked to smaller babies.
Traffic fumes from either living near a busy road or overexposure to motor fumes may affect fetal development.
The study found that pollution produced by motor vehicles, both sooty particles and nitrogen dioxide affected the likelihood of pregnant women having smaller babies.
The research took into account risk factors such as a young mother’s age, poor education, ethnicity, poverty, smoking and being a single parent.
Research was based on data on almost 336,000 babies born in New Jersey between 1999 and 2003.
The researchers took air quality measurements from within six miles of the mothers’ homes.
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