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Air pollution: an important threat to infant health

There is abundant scientific evidence indicating that ambient air pollution is associated with a variety of mortality and morbidity outcomes ranging from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases to effects in early life and during pregnancy (Landrigan et al. Lancet 2018;391:462-512). A recent updated estimate from the World Health Organization indicating that nine out of 10 people in the world breathe air containing high levels of pollutants reinforces the role of poor ambient air quality as one of the greatest threats to human health in present times. This is so because human exposure is practically ubiquitous. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.