Why pregnant women and their fetuses are increasingly at risk of climate change 08:30. World leaders will turn their focus to gender Tuesday at the U.N. global climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland.

JAMA investigation shows air pollution and heat exposure, resulting from climate change, may lead to preterm birth, low birth weight, and stillbirth.

A scientific review published in 2015 found a relationship between climate change exposure and several adverse pregnancy outcomes including eclampsia, preeclampsia, cataracts, low birthweight ...

Climate change is affecting millions of lives across the globe in many ways. One often overlooked area of concern is how it impacts pregnancy. The climate change impact on maternal health is ...

Checking the forecast daily during warm months and taking protective action on extremely hot days are a few safety tips to consider.

Maternal exposure to heat, ozone or fine particulate matter related to climate change was associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm birth and low birth weight, according to a ...

The state that came the closest was Hawaii, where 20 of the 21 days were attributed to climate change. The most number of pregnancy heat-risk days were added in developing countries, including in ...

Climate change is linked with worsening cardiac disease, respiratory disease, mental health and exposure to infectious diseases. But pregnant women and developing fetuses are especially vulnerable ...

KEY CONCEPTS. Climate Central’s new global analysis shows that human-caused climate change has at least doubled the average number of pregnancy heat-risk days (extremely hot days associated with ...

WASHINGTON — Pregnant women exposed to high temperatures or air pollution are more likely to have children who are premature, underweight or stillborn, and African American mothers and babies… ...

World leaders will turn their focus to gender Tuesday at the U.N. global climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland. Globally, women are more vulnerable to the effects of climate change than men, as they ...