Revealed: Babies have air pollution particles in their lungs while they're still in the WOMB

Revealed: Babies have air pollution particles in their lungs while they're still in the WOMB Unborn babies have air pollution particles in their developing lungs and other vital organs as early as the first trimester, a landmark study has found.

Pollutants from traffic fumes can pass through the mother's bloodstream, into the placenta through to the baby's developing organs within the first 12 weeks.

Experts believe it could mean pregnant women living in the most polluted parts of the country are at greater risk of stillbirth and babies born with health problems. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Maternal exposure to ambient black carbon particles and their presence in maternal and fetal circulation and organs: an analysis of two independent population-based observational studies (open access) The Lancet Planetary Health