Compared to infants in the state’s low-pollution areas, the odds were 4. 3 times higher for babies from toxic hotspots A study looking at babies hospitalized in New Orleans found that babies born to mothers from neighborhoods in south-east Louisiana with high levels of industrial pollution were f...

Source: [Guardian US](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/04/babies-heart-defects-louisiana-industrial-pollution-study)

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