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Study finds air pollution reaches placenta during pregnancy

Medical Xpress - Tue 17 Sep 19

A new study suggests when a pregnant woman breathes in air pollution, it can travel beyond her lungs to the placenta that guards her fetus.

Study Finds Air Pollution Particles Can Get Inside the Placenta

Discover Magazine - Tue 17 Sep 19

Particles of black carbon have been found inside the placenta, raising questions of health risks to fetuses. (Credit: Africa Studio/Shutterstock) Many of us don’t give much thought to the ...

Air pollution can cross the placenta

CandEN - Mon 23 Sep 19

New research shows harmful black carbon particles embedded in fetal-side placental tissue

Potentially harmful carbon pollution reaches fetal side of placenta: study

Reuters - Tue 17 Sep 19

(Reuters Health) - Airborne carbon particles that can cause health problems in adults and children are getting into the placenta as it nourishes a developing fetus, a new study has found. ...

Black carbon pollution can reach the placenta, new study shows

ZME Science - Tue 17 Sep 19

Yet another problem associated with pollution.

Air pollution gets closer to a fetus than scientists had realized, study suggests

L.A. Times - Tue 17 Sep 19

Black carbon particles have been found on the fetal side of the placenta of women exposed to air pollution during pregnancy, according to a study of 28 women.

Smog Particles Can Reach Developing Fetus: Study

WebMD - Tue 17 Sep 19

Air pollution can penetrate a pregnant woman's placenta and potentially threaten the health of a developing fetus, new research warns.