Healthy Tomorrows: Protecting Babies Begins Before Birth

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Dr. Frederica Perera, Special Research Scientist and Professor Emerita of Environmental Health Sciences at Colombia University, shares powerful insights on how children’s development — during pregnancy — is impacted by pollution and climate change. Read more about how Children face unique vulnerabilities to environmental hazards at every stage of life: Fragile Beginnings.

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