Nanoparticles can cross the placenta during pregnancy, potentially exposing fetus

Inhaled nanoparticles — human-made specks so minuscule they can’t be seen in conventional microscopes, found in thousands of common products — can cross a natural, protective barrier that normally protects fetuses, according to scientists studying factors that produce low-birth-weight babies.
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