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Does Fracking Cause Preterm Birth?
Learn about a new study focusing on birth outcomes in Western Pennsylvania that suggests that living near fracking operations harms babies.
Fracking Poses Potential Health Risks for Pregnant Moms and Babies
Read about a study that concludes that “fracking,” may be releasing endocrine disrupting chemicals that could harm human development and reproduction.
Is Air Pollution Causing Stillborn Deaths in Utah?
Read about a series of stillborn deaths in a gas and oil boomtown Utah community that has many linking the deaths to air pollution.
Air Pollution Linked To High Blood Sugar In Pregnant Women
Read about a new study that shows air pollution is linked to high blood sugar in pregnant women.
Toxics And Our Reproductive Systems
Learn about one woman’s passion to get toxic chemicals out of our world, and how these chemicals negatively affect women’s health.
Autism, Air Pollution, And My Son
Read about a mother who is concerned about the connection between air pollution and autism.
Autism, Air Pollution and the Developing Fetus
On March 1st of this year, a new research study connecting autism and air pollution was published in Environmental Health Perspectives, a peer-reviewed journal published by the National Institute of Environmental Health …
My Kid, An Adorable Environmental Disaster
Read about one dad coming to terms with the environmental impact of having kids and his goal to raise his son to live mindfully and purposefully.
Air Pollution Worries Moms In Utah
Read to learn more about what you should know about Utah’s air quality if you are planning a pregnancy.
Docs Say Get Out Of Utah’s Bad Air To Conceive
Learn about pregnancy health risks if you’re thinking about becoming pregnant in Utah. Air pollution linked to low birth weight and more.
New Study: High Pollution = Low Birth Weight = Unhealthy Babies
Read our interview with Tracey Woodruff, one of the investigators in a new study linking high levels of air pollution with low birth weight babies.