Nature Communications (May 2021)

Open fire exposure increases the risk of pregnancy loss in South Asia

  • Tao Xue,
  • Guannan Geng,
  • Yiqun Han,
  • Huiyu Wang,
  • Jiajianghui Li,
  • Hong-tian Li,
  • Yubo Zhou,
  • Tong Zhu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23529-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Open fires can increase heavy exposure to hazardous particulate matters, and thus harm human health, particularly among the vulnerable individuals, such as pregnant women. Here, the authors show an association between maternal exposure to fire smoke and increased risk of pregnancy loss in South Asia.