India, Nov. 11 -- Pregnancy is a delicate phase where a woman's body works tirelessly to nurture a new life. While most mothers focus on eating right and getting enough rest, few realize how much the air they breathe matters. Air pollution, measured through the air quality index (AQI), has quietly become one of the leading environmental risks to maternal and fetal health. Studies show that poor air quality can lead to premature birth, low birth weight, and even developmental issues in children. This happens because an unborn baby receives all its oxygen and nutrition from the mother. All that the mother eats, feels, inhales, or comes in contact with can influence the baby's growth. In such circumstances, we can only imagine the harmful ef...