A new study reveals that air pollution can reach the fetal side of the placenta, potentially threatening the health of the developing fetus.
Once inside the placenta, fetal exposure to pollution rings a number of alarm bells.
For one,"black carbon particles are thought to be especially toxic, since they can absorb toxic compounds like, for example, heavy metals and benzene," said Bove. SuchIngestion of combustion pollution can also boost infection risk, trigger problematic alterations at the molecular level, and provoke placentalKramer, who was not part of the study team, is chairman of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwell Health's Huntington Hospital, in Huntington, N.Y.
The bottom line, Kramer suggested, is that it's"indisputable" that inhalation of smog pollution poses a real danger to fetal health."Individuals cannot do much to avoid pollution," said Nawrot."But small changes in daily routines may already reduce the exposure levels," she added. Using candles, cooking with gas or wood, barbecues, and walking near busy roads are avoidable, she said, and women should"limit their time in the neighborhood of these sources.
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