Friday, October 23, 2009

Traffic pollution may be to blame for miscarriages, say researchers

Traffic pollution may be to blame for miscarriages, say researchers

"Traffic pollution may be to blame for miscarriages, researchers believe.  A study of 400 women having IVF treatment in Brazil found that those who became pregnant in winter, when pollution levels are particularly high, were twice as likely to miscarry in the first eight weeks as those who conceived at other times of the year."

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