Exposure to a whole host of pollutants during pregnancy through breathing and ingestion has been associated with health harms, from impaired fetal growth to respiratory disease. Read our most recently updated resources about air pollution, mercury, methane, and their impacts on pregnancy.
How Oil and Gas Operations Impact Your Baby’s Health
Air pollutants associated with oil and gas production contribute to serious health impacts in humans, especially in pregnant people, babies, and children. People who live near oil and gas operations are at an increased risk of exposure to a wide variety of air pollutants.
Cómo funciona el envenenamiento por mercurio
Este recurso ha sido verificado por expertos en políticas, utilizando las últimas investigaciones científicas. Encuentre todas nuestras fuentes en los enlaces a continuación. ¿Alguna vez te preguntaste por qué a las personas embarazadas se les recomienda que reduzcan el consumo de atún? …
Why EPA’s New Mercury Protections Matter to Moms
Moms have been advocating for stronger mercury protections for over a decade, and now they’re here. Learn why we’re so excited about EPA’s updated Mercury and Air Toxics Standards.
El embarazo, la placenta y la contaminación
Este recurso ha sido verificado por expertos en políticas, utilizando las últimas investigaciones científicas. Encuentre todas nuestras fuentes en los enlaces a continuación. Los bebés están expuestos a la contaminación desde antes de que respiren por primera vez. Los bebés están expuestos …
How to teach kids about climate action
The Placenta Is Not the Barrier We Once Thought It Was
The scientific community is just starting to study and understand which environmental pollutants can cross the placenta and how they impact babies. Learn more about what we know in Moms’ new fact sheet.
Now Is the Time to Protect Children From Mercury
Last spring, thousands of Moms’ members signed asking EPA to set the strongest possible updated Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS). This rule is close to being finalized, and we need the Biden administration to finish the job as soon as possible.
Pregnancy, the Placenta, and Pollution
Babies are exposed to pollution before they take their first breath. Currently, the placenta is under siege by a variety of chemicals in the environment, and we’re just starting to study and understand which can cross this barrier and how they impact babies. Here’s a refresher on the placenta and some ideas for safeguarding growing babies during pregnancy.
Concerned About Having a Baby Because of Climate Change? Read This Book.
In “The Quickening,” a climate scientist sets out on an expedition to observe the “Doomsday Glacier” in hopes that it will help her with her decision to have a baby in a warming world.
Moms Make News: Making the Case for Clean Power
Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Florida, Georgia, Iowa, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, DC.
Babies’ Lungs Contain Toxic Air Pollution Before Birth
Recent research found evidence of toxic black carbon particles (soot) in cord blood and placenta tissue in pregnant mothers.