Extreme heat puts pregnant women, newborns at greater risk: Survey

A new international survey commissioned by Wellcome has found that extreme heat is putting pregnant women and newborns at greater risk, with maternal healthcare professionals reporting a rise in heat-related complications and growing concerns over health-system preparedness. The survey of 1,000 healthcare professionals across India, Australia, Brazil, the UK, and Zimbabwe revealed that 73% reported an increase in heat-related cases or complications affecting pregnant women over the past five years, while 76% reported an increase affecting foetal or newborn health.

India accounted for 200 respondents in the survey, which included obstetricians, gynaecologists, doctors, midwives, nurses, and other frontline healthcare workers involved in pregnancy, childbirth, postnatal, or newborn care.

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