New Delhi, 4 June (IANS). The metabolism process in the body of women can be affected by exposure to the subtle particles present in air pollution during pregnancy. This can change some important biological functions of the body and can also increase the risk of child birth before time.
Researchers at the Mori University located in Atlanta, USA reported that these changes can increase the risk of premature birth and other negative pregnancy results.
When premature birth, the child may be at risk of cerebral palsy, respiratory discomfort (respiratory crisis syndrome) and prolonged diseases. In addition, even if there is a birth between 37 and 39 weeks of pregnancy, the problems related to disease and development in the newborn can increase.
In the world premature delivery, 10 percent of air pollution is caused by the micro particles present in the air.
“The relationship between air pollution and premature births has already been proven,” said Donghai Liang, Associate Professor of Environmental Health at Rollins School of Public Health, Amori University. But, for the first time, for the first time we have tried to understand how special micro particles affect the body and how these adverse results increase the risk of adverse results.
Leiang said, “This is very important because if we can understand that ‘why’ and ‘how’ this effect is, then we will be able to treat or prevent it better.”
The study analyzed the blood samples of 330 pregnant women. It found two substances cortaxolone and lysopi, which explains the relationship between short -term air pollution exposure and premature birth. These substances also show a possible way, which promotes air pollution premature delivery.
The study states that air pollution causes difficulty in digesting protein and being absorbed in the body, which is very important for fetal development and immune system. This problem reflects a possible relationship between air pollution and premature birth. Also, this study has also suggested new possible methods for prevention.
66 (20 percent of) out of 330 women involved in the study gave birth to a child, which is much higher than the normal American population.
Researchers said that air pollution is very important to understand these effects well.
“In the future we can develop such strategies or treatment that help reduce these poor health effects by targeting these molecules,” Liang said.
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