Wildfire Smoke Poses Growing Risk to Pregnant Women, US Study Finds

Study: Wildfire smoke adds to pregnancy complications

A new study examining pollution levels across a 16-year span found that while general pollution levels from sources such as cars and industry have significantly declined, recent increases in wildfire smoke air pollution have offset those gains and could be…

Wildfire smoke poses growing risk to pregnant women, US study finds

Wildfire smoke is emerging as a growing threat to pregnant women, with new research suggesting that climate-driven fires are exposing more expectant mothers to harmful air pollution even as conventional sources of pollution decline.

Wildfire Smoke Now Threatens Prenatal Health More Than Harmful Human Emissions

Increasing wildfires are offsetting the gains from reducing vehicle and industry sources of air pollution.

Wildfire smoke is now a bigger prenatal threat than human sources of air pollution

As regulations have reduced prenatal exposure to harmful emissions from vehicles and industry in recent years, smoke from climate-fueled wildfires is erasing air quality gains.