'I felt I couldn't keep my baby safe': Warning of heat impact on pregnant women and newborns

Heat days are becoming more and more frequent, which is becoming increasingly dangerous for pregnant women. According to a study, days with extreme heat increase the risk of premature births.

'I felt I couldn't keep my baby safe': Warning of heat impact on pregnant women and newborns

Recent years have seen an average of 26 days 'pregnancy heat risk days' in the UK, which could raise the risk of premature births and is dangerous for newborns, Climate Central warned. One mother told Sky News she feared she "couldn't keep my baby safe".

Heavy heat, which is becoming more frequent as a result of global warming, increases the risk to pregnant women and their babies.

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“The growing exposure to heat is a major threat to the health of mothers and newborns,” scientists warn Extreme heat episodes, which are increasingly because of global warming, not only threaten the elderly but increase their risks For both pregnant and pregnant embryos, according to scientists. ‘Climate change increases the dangers associated with pregnancy Around the world because of extreme heat, “says a report by the US -based Climate Centra…

Climate change increased risk days for pregnant women between 2020 and 2024, especially in the Balearic Islands (28 additional days), Castilla-La Mancha (26), Catalonia, the Valencian Community and Murcia (three with 25), according to a report by the independent platform of scientists and journalists Climate Central. The study of this international organization also records the increase of additional heat days - those in which temperatures excee…

Older people are often at the heart of concerns during heat waves. However, they are not the only ones at risk. A study by the NGO Climate Central, based in the United States and taken up by the association Consequence in France, shows the impact ... Read more about Elle.fr