Amidst the known effects of air pollution, researchers have found that pollutants have caused almost a million stillborn babies.
Researchers report that almost a million stillbirths are caused by air pollution this year alone. High levels of air pollutants can be a silent killer that gives short-term and long-term adverse effects on everyone. Unfortunately, even unborn children are not immune. According to Outlook, recent studies have found that air pollution negatively influences pregnancy and increases the risk of preterm birth, low birth weight, stillbirth, or congenital defects as the air quality in different parts of the world continues to deteriorate. How Air Pollution Is Linked to Stillbirth Research The Guardian reports that an epidemiological study has found that exposure to pollution particles, which are mostly created by burning fossil fuels, may be responsible for nearly half of stillbirths. The pollution research was based on information from over 45,000 live births and stillbirths and included 137 nations from Asia, Africa, and Latin America, which account for 98% of stillbirths. Although the research is the first to estimate the number of fetal deaths, it has long been that dirty air increases the risk of stillbirth. According to a…