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BBC OS: 2020/09/21 16:06 GMT: Wildfire smoke and pregnancy

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2020/09/21 16:06 GMT

2020/09/21 16:06 GMT: Wildfire smoke and pregnancy

Wildfire smoke and pregnancy

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We discuss the health effects of smoke from wildfires on unborn babies

In Australia, doctors have expressed their concern about the impact of wildfires' smoke on newborns. As fires in the US continue, we hear the experience of one couple from Los Angeles, who have just celebrated the birth of a new baby. We also consider the level of risk with a doctor from Kansas City who has been looking into it. 

Dr Eleanor Murray from Boston University is our medical expert today to help with questions about the coronavirus pandemic. If you want to ask one, send it to us on WhatsApp +447730 751925. We get her thoughts on the effectiveness of lockdowns, as many countries move to increasing and reinstating restrictions.

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(Photo: The Golden Gate bridge surrounded by smoke from the California wildfires in San Francisco. Credit: Stephen Lam/Reuters)

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