Every year in China, air pollution causes 64,000 foetal deaths
According to a recent study, air pollution in China kills up to 64,000 unborn newborns annually. This is despite Beijing, the nation's capital, trying to reduce pollution over the past ten years and longer, according to a South China Morning Post story (SCMP). According to a study of 137 countries, exposure to PM 2.5, which is primarily produced by the burning of fossil fuels, was responsible for 40% of stillbirths in Asia, Africa, and Latin America in 2015. China ranks fourth among the studied countries in terms of the number of foetal deaths brought on by PM 2.5, which is responsible for 98% of stillbirths worldwide, according to a study published in Nature Communications. "The decrease in the global burden of stillbirths may be attributed to improved air quality in some of the 137 nations (such as China). So, achieving the World Health Organization's air quality goals could reduce the number of stillbirths "researchers from Peking University stated. They were qu...