Premature births are increasing due to heat waves – 2024-06-06 06:16:34

Premature or premature births are on the rise in the United States as a result of the heat wave. It has a negative effect on the health of children. Even in the long term, children can suffer. This is what a new study has found.

Black, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic group mothers are at increased risk. That is, they can give birth before the scheduled time in severe heat waves.

Heat waves are becoming more frequent and longer due to climate change. The intensity of the heat wave is increasing.

According to the CDC, pregnant women are among the people most at risk from heatstroke. They are especially prone to heatstroke, which affects their unborn child the most.

Researchers tracked 53 million births in 50 US metropolitan areas between 1993 and 2017. They found that the risk of premature birth is two percent higher in four consecutive days of heat wave.

Study author Lindsey Darrow, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Nevada, said populations that cannot avoid heat waves in any way are at greater risk.

Premature birth is one of the causes of infant mortality. As a result, children may face complex problems like breathing and mental development.

Due to the climate crisis, heat waves are being noticed recently. Heatwaves stay for a long time. Increased intensity.

Source: The Guardian

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