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As the debate on climate policies sharpens, Woman’s Hour looked at the impact of air pollution during pregnancy.

New research has found that almost half of black mothers living in London do not feel sufficiently educated on the impact of air pollution during pregnancy, despite 89% of respondents feeling concerned about air pollution in their local area.

Dr Karen Joash is a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at Imperial College NHS Trust and expert adviser to Global Black Maternal Health, a platform that aims to connect and empower black maternal health movements across the world.

She joined Nuala McGovern on Woman’s Hour to discuss the effects of air pollution on pregnant women and their babies and how we can mitigate the risks.

You can listen to the full discussion on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Sounds - it’s the Woman’s Hour episode from 1 August.