New Delhi: A new study said a higher level of exposure to ambient particle material (PM2.5) in the final period of pregnancy and the early life of infants was associated with a higher chance of neonatal and infants for children in India.
This study, led by the University of Colorado Denver, US, cooperated with IIT-Delhi and other institutions, estimates that for every 10 micrograms per cubic meter increase in exposure during the third trimester of pregnancy, there are 1.6% of death opportunities.
Child sex is a significant effect modifier, with PM2.5 influencing mortality among girls more than boys.
“Data shows that PM2.5 exposure to the final part of pregnancy affects girls is more than boys, but this research does not see the biological pathway.
Cohort studies need to be carried out on associations to understand the reasons behind it,” said Sidnik, one of the researchers who It is the Chair of the Institute and Associate Professor of Center for Atmospheric Science in India Institute of Technology Delhi.
This study shows that an urgent air pollution management plan is needed to increase infant mortality in India.
“Reduction of PM2.5 exposure during the third trimester will lead to greater health benefits for mothers and children,” Dey said.
The study, “strong relationship between surrounding air pollution and infant mortality in India”, recently published in the total science of the journal environment and Priyanka n Desouza from the Colorado Urban and Regional Planning Department is the appropriate writer.
The researchers connected national representative anthropometric data from the 2015-16 Indian health demographic and health survey with satellite-based PM2.5 concentrations during the birth month of each child.
This study estimates the association between PM2.5 of every dataset and child mortality, after estimating children’s factors, mothers and households, including trends in time and seasonal.
“For this study, two different data sets – IIT-Delhi and Global – Checked using different methodologies to calculate the concentration of PM2.5 from satellites.
However, these two methods found that there was a strong relationship between particle exposure in the last stage.
And neonatal mortality in India.
The main message of this study is that the impact is real, “Dey added.