Sunday 12 February 2023

Study suggests that wildfire smoke increases risk of going into labor prematurely

In a new study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting—and published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology—researchers will unveil findings that suggest that being exposed to another type of and potentially more dangerous pollutant ― smoke from wildfires ― increases a pregnant person's chance of going into labor prematurely, also referred to as spontaneous preterm birth (versus one that is medically induced).

https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-medical-news/study-suggests-that-wildfire-smoke-increases-risk-of-going-into-labor-prematurely

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