<h1>Increased Asthma Risk for Children Born to Women Exposed to Air Pollution</h1>

Pregnant women’s exposure to Asthma affects the baby in the womb and such babies may likely to develop asthma before they turn 5 years old, says a research at the University of British Columbia, UK. 

According to Hind Sbihi, research associate in the School of Population and Public Health at UCB, Pregnant women living in the metro cities are particularly affected due to emissions from the vehicular traffic. 

  

The study observed over 65, 000 children in the Vancouver, one of the largest metro cities. Researchers monitored the children below the age of 10 years that are diagnosed asthmatic and have closely assessed the health of the mothers, particularly whether or not they are exposed to vehicular pollution and if so the amount of black carbon, nitrogen dioxide, and nitric oxide intake.

The study revealed the link between the mother’s exposure to polluted air and Asthmatic developments in the new born before they turn 5 years; 25% of children whose mothers lived on the highways had increased risk of developing Asthma at formative years. The risk is particularly high with the increase in nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide levels. Children born with low birth weight and children born to older mother are also at a very high risk of getting affected due to this pollution and may develop asthmatic, the study concluded.