• MATERNAL EXPOSURE TO AIR POLLUTION AND BIRTH OUTCOMES


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    • ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Exposure to air pollution is an overlooked health emergency for children1 around the world. While such exposure is a persistent problem in some high-income countries (HICs) – especially in lowincome communities within those countries – the vast majority of child deaths from exposure to particulate matter air pollution occur in LMICs. Exposure to air pollution from particulate matter occurs both outdoors and indoors. AAP is primarily derived from fossil fuel combustion, industrial processes, waste incineration, agricultural practices and natural processes such as wildfires, dust storms and ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]INTRODUCTIONBACKGROUND OF THE STUDYThe knowledge about air pollution effects on birth weight, prematurity, and small for gestational age (SGA) in low-exposure areas is insufficient. Maternal ExposureAir pollution is a key environmental and social issue of our time that, to a dierent extent, aects all regions, age and socio-economic groups. This poses multiple challenges in terms of management and mitigation of harmful pollutants (Viard et al., 2015). Indeed, the policy eorts and costs faced so far to reduce air pollution have been substantial (Fenger, 2009; Guerreiro et al., 2014), with many c ... Continue Reading