Juan Aguilera, Katherine Konvinse, Alexandra Lee, Holden Maecker, Mary Prunicki, Shruthi Mahalingaiah, Vanitha Sampath, Paul J Utz, Emily Yang, Kari C Nadeau
Increased fossil fuel usage and extreme climate change events have led to global increases in greenhouse gases and particulate matter with 99% of the world's population now breathing polluted air that exceeds the World Health Organization's recommended limits. Pregnant women and neonates with exposure to high levels of air pollutants are at increased risk of adverse health outcomes such as maternal hypertensive disorders, postpartum depression, placental abruption, low birth weight, preterm birth, infant mortality, and adverse lung and respiratory effects...
December 2023: Seminars in Perinatology