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Pregnant women in South Asia who have been exposed to air pollution face an increased risk of pregnancy loss, miscarriage, and stillbirth, according to a new study. Researchers found that an estimated 349,681 pregnancy losses each year across India, Bangladesh and Pakistan were associated with bad air quality. Published in the Lancet Planetary Health journal on Wednesday, the ....
Toxic air in S Asia could be causing miscarriages: study Thomson Reuters Foundation, LONDON Toxic air in India and other South Asian countries could be causing large numbers of miscarriages and stillbirths, scientists said on Thursday. A study in The Lancet medical journal estimated that nearly 350,000 pregnancy losses a year in South Asia were linked to high pollution levels, accounting for 7 percent of annual pregnancy loss in the region from 2000 to 2016. South Asia has the highest rate of pregnancy loss globally and some of the worst air pollution in the world. “Our findings . [provide] further justification for urgent action to tackle dangerous levels of pollution,” lead author Tao Xue (濤薛) of Peking University said in a statement. ....
Improving India s Air Quality Prevents 7% of Pregnancy Losses by Hannah Joy on January 8, 2021 at 5:00 PM South Asia has the highest burden of pregnancy loss globally. Gestational exposure to PM2.5 increased the likelihood of pregnancy loss. However, meeting India s air quality targets across south Asia may prevent 7 percent of pregnancy losses. The modelling study suggested that pregnant women in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, who are exposed to poor air quality, may be at higher risk of stillbirths and miscarriages. An estimated 349,681 pregnancy losses per year in south Asia were associated with exposure to PM2.5 concentrations that exceeded India s air quality standard (more than 40 ig/m or micrograms per cubic meter air), accounting for 7 per cent of annual pregnancy loss in the region from 2000-2016. ....
Pregnant women in South Asia who have been exposed to air pollution face an increased risk of pregnancy loss, miscarriage, and stillbirth, according to a new study. ....
Air Pollution May Increase Risk of Pregnancy Loss in India: Lancet Study Poor air quality levels result in an estimated 349,681 pregnancy losses per year in the region from 2000-2016 as published in Lancet health journal Twitter: @BCWomensHosp | 7 Jan 2021 11:59 AM GMT GUWAHATI: As the world progresses with its technological and industrial advancements, the very bare essential to sustain life such as the air we breathe is growing dangerously polluted. Poor air quality is often associated with a considerable proportion of pregnancy loss in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, according to a modelling study published in the Lancet Planetary Health journal on January 7. ....