Sentences with phrase «pollution during second trimester»

Children who are exposed in utero to high levels of particulate air pollution during the second trimester of pregnancy may be at greater risk of developing asthma in early childhood, according to a new study presented at the 2014 American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Exposure to pollution during the second trimester of pregnancy in particular raises the risk of harm to a child's lungs, underlining the multiple public health benefits of policies to reduce exposure to air pollution, say researchers.

The volume of breath that has been exhaled at the end of the first second of forced expiration, known as the FEV1 (forced expiratory volume) was -18.4 mL for benzene and − 28.0 mL, for NO2 in women exposed to pollution during the second trimester of pregnancy.

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The risk for children of mothers living in a high traffic air pollution area for NO2 during their second trimester was 30 % higher than those from less polluted areas.

The study, conducted in mice, found that exposure to air pollution during the equivalent of the first or second trimester in humans was linked to more negative birth outcomes than exposure later in pregnancy.