Pregnant people and infants in US communities prone to wildfire smoke often lack geographic access to health care

The perinatal health care system in the U.S. is not prepared to treat patients impacted by wildfire smoke in a timely manner, according to the first study on this issue. Michel Boudreaux, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management at the University of Maryland, and colleagues report a substantial burden of wildfire smoke to pregnant people and their infants in Medical Care.

This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

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