{"id":8635,"date":"2023-09-11T10:44:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T07:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/pregnant-women-exposed-to-air-pollution-may-give-birth-to-smaller-babies-study-warns\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T10:44:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T07:44:00","slug":"wanawake-wajawazito-walio-wazi-kwa-uchafuzi-wa-hewa-wanaweza-kuzaa-watoto-wadogo-utafiti-unaonya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/sw\/wanawake-wajawazito-walio-wazi-kwa-uchafuzi-wa-hewa-wanaweza-kuzaa-watoto-wadogo-utafiti-unaonya\/","title":{"rendered":"Wanawake Wajawazito Walioathiriwa na Uchafuzi wa Hewa Wanaweza Kuzaa Watoto Wadogo, Utafiti Unaonya"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mfiduo wa uchafuzi wa hewa huongeza uwezekano wa kuzaliwa kwa uzito wa chini kwa watoto na hatari inaweza kupunguzwa ikiwa wajawazito wanaishi katika maeneo ya kijani kibichi, utafiti mpya umegundua.<\/p>\n

Uchunguzi umeonyesha kuwa watoto walio na uzito mdogo wa kuzaliwa wako kwenye hatari kubwa ya kupata pumu na magonjwa sugu ya mfumo wa mapafu (COPD) wanapokua.<\/p>\n

Ya hivi punde kusoma<\/a> inaangazia umuhimu wa kupunguza uchafuzi wa mazingira na kuongeza maeneo ya kijani kibichi katika maeneo ya makazi kwa ajili ya afya ya vizazi vijavyo. Matokeo yalichapishwa katika Dawa ya BMC.<\/p>\n

Watafiti walitumia data kutoka kwa utafiti wa Afya ya Kupumua Kaskazini mwa Ulaya (RHINE), ambao una taarifa kuhusu watoto 4,286 na mama zao. Utafiti huo ulipima ukijani wa maeneo hayo kwa kutumia picha za satelaiti na uchafuzi wa mazingira katika eneo hilo kwa kuzingatia vichafuzi vitano: nitrojeni dioksidi, ozoni, kaboni nyeusi na aina mbili za chembechembe (PM2.5 na PM10).<\/p>\n

Timu ililinganisha uzani wa kuzaliwa kwa watoto waliozaliwa mimba<\/a> wanawake walioathiriwa na viwango mbalimbali vya uchafuzi wa mazingira na kugundua kuwa viwango vya juu vya uchafuzi wa hewa vilihusishwa na uzito mdogo wa kuzaliwa. Wastani wa kupunguzwa kwa uzito wa kuzaliwa ulikuwa 56g, 46g, 48g na 48g kwa PM2.5, PM10, dioksidi ya nitrojeni na kaboni nyeusi mtawalia.<\/p>\n

"Wakati ambapo watoto wanakua tumboni ni muhimu kwa ukuaji wa mapafu. Tunajua kwamba watoto walio na uzani mdogo wa kuzaliwa wanaweza kuambukizwa na magonjwa ya kifua, na hii inaweza kusababisha matatizo kama vile pumu na COPD baadaye," sema<\/a> Robin Mzati Sinsamala, ambaye aliwasilisha utafiti huo katika Kongamano la Kimataifa la Jumuiya ya Upumuaji ya Ulaya nchini Italia Jumapili.<\/p>\n

"Matokeo yetu yanaonyesha kuwa wajawazito walio katika mazingira ya uchafuzi wa hewa, hata katika viwango vya chini, huzaa watoto wadogo. Pia wanapendekeza kwamba kuishi katika eneo la kijani kibichi kunaweza kusaidia kukabiliana na athari hii. Inaweza kuwa maeneo ya kijani kibichi huwa na msongamano mdogo wa magari au mimea kusaidia kusafisha hewa ya uchafuzi wa mazingira, au maeneo ya kijani kibichi yanaweza kumaanisha kuwa ni rahisi kwa wanawake wajawazito kujishughulisha kimwili,\u201d Sinsamala alisema.<\/p>\n

Profesa Arzu Yorgancio\u011flu, mwenyekiti wa Baraza la Utetezi la Jumuiya ya Kupumua ya Ulaya, alisema utafiti huo unaongeza ushahidi zaidi kwa athari za uchafuzi wa hewa kwa afya ya binadamu.<\/p>\n

"Utafiti huu unaongeza ushahidi unaoongezeka juu ya uharibifu unaosababishwa na uchafuzi wa hewa kwa afya zetu, haswa kwa watoto wachanga na watoto wadogo. Wanawake ambao ni wajawazito watataka kuwalinda watoto wao kutokana na madhara yanayoweza kutokea. Walakini, kama watu binafsi, inaweza kuwa ngumu kupunguza mfiduo wetu kwa uchafuzi wa hewa au kufanya vitongoji vyetu kuwa vya kijani kibichi, "alielezea Yorgancio\u011flu, ambaye hakuhusika katika utafiti huo.<\/p>\n

\u201cKama madaktari na watafiti wanaojali afya ya watoto, tunahitaji kuweka shinikizo kwa serikali na watunga sera kupunguza viwango vya uchafuzi wa hewa tunayovuta. Utafiti huu pia unapendekeza kwamba tunaweza kusaidia kupunguza baadhi ya athari za uchafuzi wa mazingira kwa kufanya vitongoji vyetu kuwa vya kijani kibichi, "Yorgancio\u011flu aliongeza.<\/p>\n

Imechapishwa na Medicaldaily.com<\/p>\n

Chanzo cha matibabu cha kila siku<\/a><\/p>\n

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Mfiduo wa uchafuzi wa hewa huongeza uwezekano wa kuzaliwa kwa uzito wa chini kwa watoto na hatari inaweza kupunguzwa ikiwa wajawazito wanaishi katika maeneo ya kijani kibichi, utafiti mpya umegundua.<\/p>\n

Uchunguzi umeonyesha kuwa watoto walio na uzito mdogo wa kuzaliwa wako kwenye hatari kubwa ya kupata pumu na magonjwa sugu ya mfumo wa mapafu (COPD) wanapokua.<\/p>\n

Ya hivi punde kusoma<\/a> inaangazia umuhimu wa kupunguza uchafuzi wa mazingira na kuongeza maeneo ya kijani kibichi katika maeneo ya makazi kwa ajili ya afya ya vizazi vijavyo. Matokeo yalichapishwa katika Dawa ya BMC.<\/p>\n

Watafiti walitumia data kutoka kwa utafiti wa Afya ya Kupumua Kaskazini mwa Ulaya (RHINE), ambao una taarifa kuhusu watoto 4,286 na mama zao. Utafiti huo ulipima ukijani wa maeneo hayo kwa kutumia picha za satelaiti na uchafuzi wa mazingira katika eneo hilo kwa kuzingatia vichafuzi vitano: nitrojeni dioksidi, ozoni, kaboni nyeusi na aina mbili za chembechembe (PM2.5 na PM10).<\/p>\n

Timu ililinganisha uzani wa kuzaliwa kwa watoto waliozaliwa mimba<\/a> wanawake walioathiriwa na viwango mbalimbali vya uchafuzi wa mazingira na kugundua kuwa viwango vya juu vya uchafuzi wa hewa vilihusishwa na uzito mdogo wa kuzaliwa. Wastani wa kupunguzwa kwa uzito wa kuzaliwa ulikuwa 56g, 46g, 48g na 48g kwa PM2.5, PM10, dioksidi ya nitrojeni na kaboni nyeusi mtawalia.<\/p>\n

"Wakati ambapo watoto wanakua tumboni ni muhimu kwa ukuaji wa mapafu. Tunajua kwamba watoto walio na uzani mdogo wa kuzaliwa wanaweza kuambukizwa na magonjwa ya kifua, na hii inaweza kusababisha matatizo kama vile pumu na COPD baadaye," sema<\/a> Robin Mzati Sinsamala, ambaye aliwasilisha utafiti huo katika Kongamano la Kimataifa la Jumuiya ya Upumuaji ya Ulaya nchini Italia Jumapili.<\/p>\n

"Matokeo yetu yanaonyesha kuwa wajawazito walio katika mazingira ya uchafuzi wa hewa, hata katika viwango vya chini, huzaa watoto wadogo. Pia wanapendekeza kwamba kuishi katika eneo la kijani kibichi kunaweza kusaidia kukabiliana na athari hii. Inaweza kuwa maeneo ya kijani kibichi huwa na msongamano mdogo wa magari au mimea kusaidia kusafisha hewa ya uchafuzi wa mazingira, au maeneo ya kijani kibichi yanaweza kumaanisha kuwa ni rahisi kwa wanawake wajawazito kujishughulisha kimwili,\u201d Sinsamala alisema.<\/p>\n

Profesa Arzu Yorgancio\u011flu, mwenyekiti wa Baraza la Utetezi la Jumuiya ya Kupumua ya Ulaya, alisema utafiti huo unaongeza ushahidi zaidi kwa athari za uchafuzi wa hewa kwa afya ya binadamu.<\/p>\n

"Utafiti huu unaongeza ushahidi unaoongezeka juu ya uharibifu unaosababishwa na uchafuzi wa hewa kwa afya zetu, haswa kwa watoto wachanga na watoto wadogo. Wanawake ambao ni wajawazito watataka kuwalinda watoto wao kutokana na madhara yanayoweza kutokea. Walakini, kama watu binafsi, inaweza kuwa ngumu kupunguza mfiduo wetu kwa uchafuzi wa hewa au kufanya vitongoji vyetu kuwa vya kijani kibichi, "alielezea Yorgancio\u011flu, ambaye hakuhusika katika utafiti huo.<\/p>\n

\u201cKama madaktari na watafiti wanaojali afya ya watoto, tunahitaji kuweka shinikizo kwa serikali na watunga sera kupunguza viwango vya uchafuzi wa hewa tunayovuta. Utafiti huu pia unapendekeza kwamba tunaweza kusaidia kupunguza baadhi ya athari za uchafuzi wa mazingira kwa kufanya vitongoji vyetu kuwa vya kijani kibichi, "Yorgancio\u011flu aliongeza.<\/p>\n

Imechapishwa na Medicaldaily.com<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8636,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pregnant-women-exposed-to-air-pollution-may-give-birth-to-smaller-babies-study-warns.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"\nPregnant Women Exposed To Air Pollution May Give Birth To Smaller Babies, Study Warns - Urban Care Clinic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/sw\/wanawake-wajawazito-walio-wazi-kwa-uchafuzi-wa-hewa-wanaweza-kuzaa-watoto-wadogo-utafiti-unaonya\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pregnant Women Exposed To Air Pollution May Give Birth To Smaller Babies, Study Warns - Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Exposure to air pollution increases the chances of having low birth weight in babies and the risk can be mitigated if pregnant women live in greener spaces, a new study has found.Studies have shown that children with low birth weight are at an increased risk of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) as they grow older.The latest study highlights the importance of reducing pollution and increasing green spaces in residential areas for the health of future generations. 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We know that babies with lower birth weights are susceptible to chest infections, and this can lead to problems like asthma and COPD later on,\" said Robin Mzati Sinsamala, who presented the study at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Italy on Sunday.\"Our results suggest that pregnant women exposed to air pollution, even at relatively low levels, give birth to smaller babies. They also suggest that living in a greener area could help counteract this effect. It could be that green areas tend to have lower traffic or that plants help to clear the air of pollution, or green areas may mean it's easier for pregnant women to be physically active,\" Sinsamala said.Professor Arzu Yorgancio\u011flu, the chairperson of the European Respiratory Society Advocacy Council, said the study adds more evidence to the impact of air pollution on human health.\"This study adds to a growing body of evidence on the damage that air pollution is having on our health, especially in vulnerable babies and young children. Women who are pregnant will want to protect their babies from potential harm. However, as individuals, it can be difficult to reduce our exposure to air pollution or make our neighborhoods greener,\" explained Yorgancio\u011flu, who was not involved in the study.\"As doctors and researchers who care about children's health, we need to put pressure on governments and policymakers to lower the levels of pollution in the air we breathe. 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