Unborn babies' health affected by air pollution Imperial study finds

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A recent study by Imperial researchers shows that London's air pollution is having a detrimental impact on foetuses in the womb.

Researchers monitored pollutants breathed in by mothers in greater London and found a correlation between air pollutant exposure and birth weight.

Read an Evening Standard report on the study.

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