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But it was unclear whether there were certain windows of pregnancy that matter to a developing fetus.
A team of researchers combined localized measurements of air pollution across the United States with birth weight data for over 16,000 mother-newborn pairs.
In the journal JAMA Network Open, researchers report that higher air pollution was associated with lower birth weight.
Exposure during early pregnancy, especially the first five weeks, had an even greater impact.
Male newborns were slightly more susceptible to the effects of pollution than female newborns.
Air pollution can cause all sorts of problems, from aggravating asthma to increasing risk of stroke.
Researchers have also found that air pollution can lower birth weight, which can cause problems for newborns.
But it was unclear whether there were certain windows of pregnancy that matter to a developing fetus.
A team of researchers combined localized measurements of air pollution across the United States with birth weight data for over 16,000 mother-newborn pairs.
In the journal JAMA Network Open, researchers report that higher air pollution was associated with lower birth weight.
Exposure during early pregnancy, especially the first five weeks, had an even greater impact.
Male newborns were slightly more susceptible to the effects of pollution than female newborns.
More than 400 studies suggest that vaccinating newborns against hepatitis B is safe and effective.
But the CDC is funding a controversial team of Danish scientists to do more.
The group's been praised for their vaccine research by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,
But many scientists have questioned their research practices.
The study isn't designed to test whether the vaccine works.
Instead, it will look for potential side effects in babies born in Guinea-Bissau, a country that doesn't currently vaccinate at birth.