Harmfully hot days for pregnant women in Japan nearly doubled over past five years

Heat-Risk Days for Pregnant People Have Doubled Worldwide Over Last 5 Years

A new report from Climate Central, a nonprofit news organization that analyzes climate science, showcases how the climate crisis has contributed to a growing risk for pregnant people around the world. According to the report, the number of pregnancy heat-risk days — defined as days that are hotter than 95 percent of local temperatures recorded from 1991 to 2020 — has doubled across the globe… Source

The Number of Pregnancy Heat Risk Days Have Doubled

The hotter the temperatures, the riskier the pregnancy. A Climate Central analysis largely found that to be true when it looked at data collected between 2020 and 2024. Climate Central studied daily temperatures in 247 countries and 940 global cities during that time period to determine the number of pregnancy heat-risk days. That classification, which is associated with an increased risk of preterm birth, is given to days with maximum temperatu…

Harmfully hot days for pregnant women in Japan nearly doubled over past five years

Heat stress can raise the risks of stillbirths, miscarriages, preterm births and low-weight births, as well as congenital abnormalities for the babies.

Climate-driven extreme heat poses 'severe threat' to pregnancies, new report finds - Halifax Examiner

Published Wednesday, the new report says it offers the "first analysis directly quantifying how climate change is increasing dangerously hot days for pregnant people.”

Princeton – The number of days that are dangerously hot for pregnant women has at least doubled in 90% of countries worldwide due to climate change. This is the finding of a report published today by the news organization Climate Central. The team of authors analyzed temperatures between 2020 and 2024 in 247 countries and...

Extreme heat could make pregnancy riskier for millions of women: Report

Oscar Wong via Getty Images (WEST PALM BEACH, FL) — As human-induced climate change continues warming the planet, pregnancy risks are increasing, according to a new analysis by Climate Central. Climate Central, a nonprofit science and communications organization, analyzed daily temperature data from 2020 to 2024 in 940 cities across 247 counties and territories. Researchers looked for “extreme heat days,” which are defined by temperatures that g…