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A recent study in Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology links exposure to small particles of polluted air-; called fine dust particles-; during pregnancy to retardation of gross motor skills, fine motor skills and personal-social development of children.
The Taiwan study included 17,683 full-term infants without congenital malformations who were assessed by home interviews at 6 months and 18 months of age.
Each 10 μg/m3 increase in exposure to fine particulate matter in the second trimester was associated with a 9% higher risk of delay in general motor neurodevelopmental milestones after adjustments. Similar levels of risk are observed for delayed fine motor development and personal-social skills. The authors believe that exposure to fine particulate matter before birth has a stronger effect than exposure after birth.
Protecting children from air pollutants should start during their mothers’ pregnancy,” they said
Yue Leon Guo, MD, MPH, PhD, Corresponding Author, National Taiwan University School of Medicine and Hospital
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Journal reference:
Shea, P., et al. (2022) Air pollution during the perinatal period and neurodevelopment in children: a national population-based study in Taiwan. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.15430.
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