US EditionClimate change brings heightened risks to B.C. pregnancies: report
- Climate Central released a report on May 14, 2025, revealing that extreme heat increasingly threatens maternal health worldwide, including in Victoria, B.C.
- The report was based on an analysis started in March 2025 that examined temperature records from hundreds of cities and countries to monitor the increase in heat-risk days affecting pregnant women.
- Pregnancy heat-risk days are defined as days when temperatures exceed 95 percent of historical local records, linked to higher risks like hypertension and stillbirth.
- Victoria averaged 12 additional pregnancy heat-risk days annually between 2020 and 2024, with climate change responsible for 52 percent of these extra days, while Vancouver saw two fewer such days.
- The report indicates that human-driven climate change has caused the average number of dangerously hot days impacting pregnant women to more than double in almost 90 percent of countries worldwide, highlighting significant concerns for global maternal health.
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Climate Change Can Increase Health Risks During Pregnancy
As the number of extreme heat days continues to rise due to climate change, the high temperatures are taking a toll on our health—extreme heat has been linked to a range of health issues, including heatstroke, dehydration, and respiratory problems. But some people are at greater risk than others: warmer days are putting pregnant people at a higher risk for health complications. One Climate Central analysis published on May 14 found that extreme…
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