Breathe the clean air
By Danell Swim
January 13, 2008
A midwife I know once told me to get outside once a day and breathe clean air to aid in a healthy pregnancy. At first, I thought it was a ridiculous idea. Now I’m finding more scientific studies that back up this common sense approach.
Exposure to air pollution significantly reduces foetus size during pregnancy, according to a new study by Brisbane scientists.
“The study found that mothers with a higher exposure to air pollution had foetuses that were, on average, smaller in terms of abdominal circumference, head circumference and femur length,” Dr Barnett said.
“While we need to get more data from individual mothers before we can be more certain about the effects of air pollution on fetal development, we would recommend that where possible pregnant women reduce their exposure to air pollution.”
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