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Mothers-to-be fear for their unborn in smog-choked Delhi

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Anxious mothers-to-be in India are listening to tips and tricks on coping with the pollution that is so bad that Delhi's chief minister recently likened the city to a "gas chamber". The toxic air is being blamed for soaring miscarriage rates and infant deaths.

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