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Wildfires, smoke and stress lead to reduced birth weight and more premature births
Exposure to wildfires during pregnancy has negative effects on infant health, according to a study recently published by the Centre for Demographic Studies (CED) at the UAB in the journal Perspectives Demogràfiques .
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Exposure to wildfires during pregnancy has negative effects on infant health, according to a study recently published by the Centre for Demographic Studies (CED) at the UAB in the journal Perspectives Demogràfiques . Based on 3.4 million births in Spain between 2008 and 2021, the research identifies two mechanisms: stress and air pollution caused by fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) carried by smoke. One effect is a 10% increase in the likelihood of low birth weight. Another effect is an increase in preterm births.
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