Chinese Women In Final Stages Of Pregnancy During Low Air Pollution Period Had Heavier Infants, Study Shows

Associated Press: Chinese babies born during pollution-light Olympics heavier
“Women in the Chinese capital in the final stage of pregnancy during the 2008 Beijing Olympics — when officials strictly controlled air pollution — gave birth to heavier babies than in years when the city was smoggier, a study said Wednesday…” (4/29).

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