Air pollution can reach the placenta around a developing baby

A study of women in Belgium found black carbon particles, or soot, within the organ

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The soot in polluted air may get as far as the inside of the womb, a small study suggests.

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Breathing in polluted air may send soot far beyond a pregnant woman’s lungs, all the way to the womb surrounding her developing baby.