How Does Pollution Affect Pregnancy?

Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to air pollution because of the many changes that take place during pregnancy, as well as the vulnerability of the fetus during the intricate process of in-utero development. Air pollution can harm the health of pregnant women in many ways, such as by increasing the risk of premature birth and low birth weight.

How does climate change affect pregnancy?

Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to climate change due to many factors. For example, they are more vulnerable to heat-related illness, which can cause preterm birth. They are at risk of injury during extreme weather events, and may be more vulnerable to vector-borne diseases made worse by climate change.

What you can do.

Learn more about how air pollution and climate change affect pregnancy by exploring our resources.

Join us to fight against the Trump administration’s rollbacks of clean air rules.

Join us in your state to work to keep air cleaner, and fight climate change.

The science is clear. We must act with urgency.

Moms Clean Air Force demands that city, state, and federal lawmakers and regulators move us onto a path to climate safety immediately.

We must mobilize immediately for a transition to zero climate pollution. The 100% Clean Economy bill is a great start.
We must have laws and regulations that rapidly draw down carbon and methane emissions and ramp up energy efficiency everywhere.
Our goals must be ambitious, and staged deadlines must be strictly enforced to demonstrate measurable progress.
We must ensure that vulnerable populations and communities of color are given equitable protections and are granted access to cost-effective clean-energy options.
We must make bold investments in innovative technologies that will help solve this climate crisis.
We must hold companies accountable for cleaning up their climate pollution.

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