{
  "id": 15904307,
  "title": "Hot days linked to fewer births, two new studies find",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/hot-days-linked-to-fewer-births-two-new-studies-find",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-21T15:00:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-hot-days-linked-births.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hot weather is associated with fewer babies being born in France and Italy, according to two new studies. Each day with an average temperature of 25°C (77 degrees Fahrenheit) or above was linked to about 360 fewer births in France and about 192 fewer in Italy.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}