Hot temperatures drive premature births


"A study found a spike in birth rates when temperatures reach 32.2C.

Hot temperatures - which will become more common as climate breakdown takes hold - has been linked to premature births, scientists say.

A study found a spike in birth rates when temperatures reach 32.2C when researchers looked at birth records of 56 million Americans born between 1969 and 1988.

During this period, an average of 25,000 babies were born up to two weeks early each year as a result of heatwaves, according to the study."  ~Nina Massey @TheEcologist
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