In this article, I review recent research showing that even relatively low levels of pollution can affect infants' health. This research attempts to go beyond documenting correlations by using sharp changes in pollution levels, carefully selecting control groups (including unexposed siblings as controls for exposed children), and considering behavioral responses to pollution such as maternal mobility. Poor and minority children are more likely to be affected, and differential exposure could be responsible for some of the observed group‐level differences in health at birth. Policy makers concerned about the roots of inequality should consider the role played by environmental exposures of pregnant mothers.

中文翻译：

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污染与婴儿健康。


在本文中，我回顾了最近的研究表明，即使相对较低的污染水平也会影响婴儿的健康。这项研究试图超越记录相关性的范围，利用污染水平的急剧变化，仔细选择对照组（包括未暴露的兄弟姐妹作为暴露儿童的对照），并考虑对污染的行为反应（例如产妇流动性）。贫困儿童和少数民族儿童更有可能受到影响，不同的暴露可能是造成出生时观察到的一些群体水平差异的原因。关注不平等根源的政策制定者应该考虑怀孕母亲暴露在环境中所扮演的角色。