Prenatal exposure to air pollution could increase the risk of a preterm birth by at least 12% and a 5% higher risk of low ...

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New study reveals air pollution in India affects birth outcomes, with PM2.5 linked to preterm births and low birth weight.

New Delhi: According to India's demographic health survey 2019-21, air pollution led to 13 percent premature births and 17 percent low weight at birth. The study was published in the journal PLoS ...

India’s pollution crisis linked to pre-term births and low birth weight, study warns - Just 10mg increase in PM 2.5 per cubic metre of air linked to 5 per cent rise in rate of low birth weight ...

Roughly 1 in 10 babies worldwide is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy—a birth considered preterm. These infants are ...

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Exposure to severe levels of air pollution in India is linked to adverse birth outcomes, including pre-term births and low birth weight in newborns, scientists warned in a new study. Studies have ...

Prenatal exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and climatic factors, such as temperature and rainfall, are associated ...

The analysis revealed that an increase in ambient PM2.5 exposure is associated with a greater likelihood of low birth weight and preterm birth. Factors like rainfall and temperature were also ...