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Air pollution tied to high blood pressure in pregnancy

Pregnant women who live in neighborhoods with lots of air pollution may be slightly more likely to develop high blood pressure, a new study says.Past research suggests people with high blood pressure have often been exposed to more air pollution in the past than those with normal blood pressure. But few studies have looked to see whether that's the case for pregnant women.Women develop high blood pressure during about one in ten pregnancies. Having so-called gestational hypertension makes it more likely that a woman will need a cesarean section, that she will give birth early and that her baby will be born small."Our results suggest air pollution does have some impact on the risk of gestational hypertension," said epidemiologist Dr. Xiaohui Xu. He led the study at the University of Florida in Gainesville."This could have some subsequent effects on both maternal and fetal health," Xu told Reuters Health.However, he said, "This was a pilot study, meaning it was meant to test for any pote...

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