Healthier Pregnancies
A pregnant woman who lives in the city is more apt to go into premature labor than a pregnant woman living in the country -- particularly if the woman lives near a concentration of main roads and highways, notes Babyzone.com. Exposure to air pollution produced by car and truck emissions may trigger preterm labor. The loud noise of city traffic that prevents a pregnant woman from sleeping well at night may also be a contributing factor. Pregnant city dwellers' pregnancies were shortened by an average of 4.4 percent according to a study released in 2011 by Adrian G. Barnett, et al, called "Increased Traffic Exposure and Negative Birth Outcomes: A Prospective Cohort in Australia."
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