Prenatal, postnatal exposure to air pollution increases risk for asthma, wheeze

High levels of exposure to fine particulate matter during specific prenatal and postnatal developmental windows may increase the risk for childhood asthma and wheezing, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.
Targeted measures to reduce exposure to these pollutants are needed to lower these risks, Guimin Chen, of the School of Public Health at Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, China, and colleagues wrote.
The Prospective Birth Cohort Study on Prenatal Environments and Offspring Health recruited pregnant women between January 2016 and December 2017 in

High levels of exposure to fine particulate matter during specific prenatal and postnatal developmental windows may increase the risk for childhood asthma and wheezing, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.
Targeted measures to reduce exposure to these pollutants are needed to lower these risks, Guimin Chen, of the School of Public Health at Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, China, and colleagues wrote.
The Prospective Birth Cohort Study on Prenatal Environments and Offspring Health recruited pregnant women between January 2016 and December 2017 in