The research literature reveals that antidepressant use in pregnancy poses considerable risks to the fetus and the long-term health of the child. These risks include preterm birth, birth defects, abnormal brain development, and behavioral abnormalities in early childhood.
Fetal Exposure to Ultra-Fine Air Pollution Could Raise Asthma Risks Source: By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter • Posted: Monday, May 24, 2021
FRIDAY, May 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) Exposure to a certain type of air pollution while pregnant may up the odds that your child will develop asthma, a new study says.
Children born to mothers exposed to high levels of ultra-fine particle air pollution during pregnancy have a significantly increased risk of asthma, researchers found.
Ultra-fine particle pollution is smaller than the width of an average human hair and can get deep into the lungs and pass into the blood.
This study included 376 mothers and their children, most of them Black or Hispanic, in the Boston metropolitan area who were already being followed to assess their health.