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New study finds low levels of air pollution can raise the risk of infertility
Weight, exercise, age, smoking, alcohol and stress can all affect a couple’s chances of becoming pregnant. However in recent years, there is growing evidence to show that air quality has a part to play too. This week, we take a...
It’s fair to say that most of us will be glad to see the back of 2020. The arrival of Covid-19 brought about change on a scale that we could not have imagined 12 months ago. But as vaccines from...
Lessons learned from a global pandemic
As the world tries to stop the spread of COVID-19, there is no doubt, we are all going through difficult times. Our hearts go out to those who have lost family and friends. Even those of us who haven’t been...
Protect your baby from air pollution
Protect your baby from air pollution We have known for some time that exposure to pollutants in the air can affect the health of mothers and their unborn babies. But exactly WHY this happens has not been fully understood, until...
More on the dangers of air pollution in pregnancy
Last month, three studies were published highlighting the risks for pregnant women exposed to air pollution. This month, another study uncovers further threats. A team from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus found that pregnant women living close to...
Protect your baby from the dangers of air pollution
There has been growing evidence to suggest that exposure to airborne pollutants can affect our health from the time we are conceived, right up until our senior years. In the last few weeks, no less than THREE studies have been...
Ready to start a family? Air pollution has a part to play
Weight, exercise, age, smoking, alcohol and stress can all affect a woman’s chances of becoming pregnant. But there is increasing evidence to suggest the air we breathe can also affect our chances of having a healthy baby. Scientists from Italy...
October is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome awareness month. Approximately 4000 infants less than one year of age die annually in the United States without any visible cause or explanation. This is called sudden unexplained infant death (SUID) and it is...
Smoking During Pregnancy - Hopeful and Fearful News
New evidence shows that although asthma caused by in utero smoke exposure may be reversible, smoking during pregnancy may cause more harm than previously realized.