Holistic News Briefs: Public Smoking Bans Linked with Rapid Fall in Preterm Births, Child Hospital Visits for Asthma
The introduction of laws banning smoking in public places and workplaces in North America and Europe has been quickly followed by large drops in rates of preterm births and children attending hospital for asthma, according to the first systematic review and meta-analysis examining the effect of smoke-free legislation on child health.