Toxic air pollution particles are found in pregnant women’s PLACENTAS for the first time and scientists fear they could trigger premature deliveries or low birth weights

Scientists have found evidence of soot from air pollution travelling through the placenta towards an unborn baby.

In an apparent world-first, researchers from Belgium discovered pieces of black carbon in the placentas of 28 women from polluted areas.

The placenta is the source of all a baby’s oxygen and nutrients while they’re in the womb and ties the mother and baby’s health tightly together.

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