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HEAT EXPOSURE DOUBLES RISK OF ADVERSE PREGNANCY OUTCOMES, STUDY FINDS

Women with high heat exposure were twice as likely to experience adverse
pregnancy outcomes, with those exposed to extreme heat during the first
trimester of pregnancy having a shocking threefold higher risk of miscarriage.

By Catherine Davison // 09 April 2024

New research from India has shown that working in extreme temperatures more than
doubles the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, including miscarriage,
stillbirth, and low birth weight.

The study, which followed 800 women in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu
throughout all three trimesters of their pregnancy, adds to a small but growing
body of literature that warns of the impact of extreme heat on maternal
physiology.

It is the first study in India to look at occupational heat hazards for pregnant
working women. The study’s lead, Vidhya Venugopal, who is a professor at Sri
Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, said that despite it
being evident that "the people who are the most vulnerable when it comes to heat
impacts are the people who are working,” a research gap exists in our knowledge
of how working pregnant women are impacted by heat stress.




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