According to a recent study, stop-and-go traffic may be associated with lower birth weight, and it is estimated that around 1.3 million pregnant individuals are exposed to this type of congestion annually. While there is extensive data demonstrating the negative impact of vehicle-generated air po
It is estimated that approximately 1.3 million pregnant individuals, comprising 27% of all US births, may be exposed to high levels of traffic congestion on an annual basis.
A study led by a researcher at the Boston University School of Public Health has now found that traffic congestion may be linked to lower birth weights. Traffic delays have risen steadily across the country since 1982, and the researchers chose to examine potential links to low birth weight because it can lead to immediate and long-term consequences, such as difficulty breathing, cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment, and premature mortality.
“A nine-gram decrease alone isn’t a clinically significant result on its own, but this result indicates that some sort of biological impacts may be happening, which will push some babies into a clinically relevant adverse impact of low birth weight,” Willis says. “When you multiply that by 27 percent of all births being in high-congestion areas, that small decrease in birth weight does translate into a substantial potential impact at the population level.
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