Air pollution directly harms babies in the womb

Toxic air is already firmly linked to fetus damage, but the damage is not known. The new study, which includes mothers living in London, Great Britain, revealed black particles in the placenates of each of their babies, and researchers say that particles also enter the fetus quite possible.

It's always better for pregnant women to travel the streets where they're not very polluted, if that's possible, because that's a worrying problem”, said Dr Lisa Miyasita, at London Queen Mary University.

A number of previous studies have shown that air pollution significantly increases the risk of premature birth and low birth weight, leading to eternal health damage.

A major study of more than 500,000 births in London, published in December, confirmed the link and encouraged doctors to say that the implications for many millions of women in polluted cities around the world are “something approaching the public health disaster”.

Air pollution harms unborn babies, and this may be a global health disaster, doctors warn.

Scientists are always finding that air pollution results in problems beyond the lungs. In August, research revealed that air pollution causes a large “reduction in intelligence, while toxic particles from air pollution were discovered in the human brain in 2016.

The new research examined the placenta of five non-duhanpire women who gave birth to healthy babies. Researchers have isolated macrophagus cells, which are part of the body's immune system and stored harmful particles, such as bacteria and air pollution.

“We don't know whether the particles we have found can also move to fetus, but our evidence suggests that this is really possible”, said Dr. Norris Liu, also at London Queen Mary University.

The research is being presented Sunday at the International Congress of the European Soul Association (ERS) in Paris. This research suggests a possible mechanism for how children are affected by pollution by the theoretical protection in the womb,” said Prof Mina Gaga, who is president of the ERS and at the Athens Tribute Hospital in Greece.

“This should raise awareness between doctors and the public regarding the harmful effects of air pollution on pregnant women”, she said, noting that the damage to fetuses could happen even under the current limits of the European Union's pollution. “We need stricter air policies to reduce the impact of pollution on health worldwide because we are already seeing a new population of young adults with health problems”.

Unicef executive director Anthony Lake recently warned of the risk of air pollution in babies: “not only that pollutors damage the development of the baby's lungs, they can permanently damage their developing brain ) and thus their future”.

Dr. Christian Schylert, at Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, said: “This study suggests that these children have the worst chance in life when it comes to their education and future work..