Extreme Heat Putting Pregnant Women, Newborns at Risk: UN Climate Chief
A survey of 1,000 midwives and doctors found heat-related pregnancy and newborn complications in five countries, as record July temperatures spread to 33 nations.
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The UN warns that extreme heat from climate change increases risks during pregnancy, including premature birth, infant death, low birth weight, and maternal complications.
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Channel News AsiaExtreme heat putting pregnant women, newborns at risk: UN climate chief
NADI, Fiji — Extreme heat is putting pregnant mothers and their newborns at increasing risk, United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell will warn on Monday. Speaking at the "pre-COP" summit in Nadi, Fiji, Stiell will cite a new survey showing more than two thirds of health professionals across five continents had seen complications caused by intense heat in the past five years. "Rising temperatures mean rising danger in pregnancy," he is expected…
Data from an international survey of 1,000 maternal care professionals in the country of the five continents
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