Fewer pre-term births after pollution reduction (vitamin D not mentioned)

How E-ZPass Lanes Could Make Premature Births Less Common

• Cities near Atlanta installed e-z pass lanes

• In one location within the study area, nitrogen oxide fell by 11 %

• Among the 30,000 births to mothers living within two kilometers of a toll plaza, 255 premature births and 275 low-birth-weight births were avoided

• estimated savings: between $9.8 and $13 million.

No mention was made that the pollution

1. Reduced the amount of UVB getting to the ground

2. Reduced the amount of time that pregnant women in the area would spend outdoors

Also, women would be less likely to spend time outdoors in areas with road noise.

• Walking

• Gardening

• Going to parks

Article did not say, but VitaminDWiki suspects a strong seasonal change in premature births due to seasonal change in UVB

See also VitaminDWiki

• Air pollution associated with poor bone density (less vitamin D) – Nov 2017

• Air Pollution reduces Vitamin D production - many studies

• Higher air pollution associated with 7 ng lower vitamin D levels – Aug 2013

• Search VitaminDWiki for PRE-TERM OR PREMATURE 855 items as of April 2014

• The more preterm the birth, the lower the vitamin D level (both mothers and infants) – Feb 2014

• Premature birth 2.5X more likely if mother had low vitamin D and was having twins – July 2013

• Vitamin D Webinar - cost of pre-term birth etc- Baggerly Nov 2013 which has the following chart