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Exposure was measured as 1996 annual mean background sulphur dioxide (SO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>), nitrogen dioxide (NO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>) and particulate matter (PM<jats:sub>10<\/jats:sub>) concentrations at census ward level (n=1474). Poisson regression, controlling for maternal age, area socioeconomic deprivation and hospital catchment area, was used to estimate relative risk for an increase in pollution from the 10th to the 90th centile.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>For non-chromosomal anomalies combined, relative risks were 0.99 (95% CI 0.93 to 1.05) for SO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>, 0.97 (95% CI 0.84 to 1.11) for NO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>and 0.89 (95% CI 0.75 to 1.07) for PM<jats:sub>10<\/jats:sub>. For chromosomal anomalies, relative risks were 1.06 (95% CI 0.98 to 1.15) for SO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>, 1.11 (95% CI 0.95 to 1.30) for NO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>and 1.18 (95% CI 0.97 to 1.42) for PM<jats:sub>10<\/jats:sub>. 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