Do you regularly take your baby out in strollers or prams? Beware it can expose them up to 60 per cent more pollution causing potential damage to cognitive abilities and brain development say researchers including one of Indian-origin. They found that infants in prams breathe in more polluted air since they are positioned between 0.55m and 0.85m above ground level and vehicle exhaust pipes usually sit within 1 metre above road level. This increases in-pram babies' vulnerability to being exposed to more pollution than adults. We know that infants breathe in higher amounts of airborne particles relative to their lung
