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Air Pollution: Impact on Maternal and Perinatal Health
Author(s) -
Hackley Barbara,
Feinstein Abigail,
Dixon Jane
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of midwifery and women's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.543
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1542-2011
pISSN - 1526-9523
DOI - 10.1016/j.jmwh.2007.03.020
Subject(s) - environmental health , air pollution , pregnancy , air quality index , pollution , medicine , geography , meteorology , ecology , chemistry , genetics , organic chemistry , biology
While air pollution levels have fallen in recent years, air quality in the United States is still poor and adversely affects the health of millions of persons. Because of physiologic changes in pregnancy, pregnant women and their fetuses are among the most vulnerable. This paper reviews the current state of our air quality, the impact that exposure to air pollution has on general health and the health of a pregnancy, and offers suggestions on how to minimize exposures.