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The Effects of Pm Two Point Five on Preterm Birth
epidemiologist racesh goch has married up data from exposure to small particles of air born pollution, termed p m two point five. He found there are almost six million preterm babies and two point eight million under weight babies born every year that are due to p m Two Point Five exposure during pregnancy. Preterm birth is the most important cause of neonatal mortality, which is death in the first four weeks after birth.
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