Pregnant women with asthma may be at an increased risk for preterm births if they are exposed to high levels of air pollution from vehicles, according to new research. The study, published March 1 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, found that short-term and extended exposure to nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide was associated with preterm deliveries, particularly when asthmatic women were exposed to those pollutants just before conception and in early...
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