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Extreme heat can endanger lives before birth—and put pregnant women, newborns and young children at increasing health risk. This means higher odds of preterm birth, still birth, low birth weight, and cardiovascular complications during labour. Learn more: bit.ly/4zLTLEh

WHO
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For 1.5 billion children, heatwaves are becoming more frequent, lasting longer and growing more severe. WHO, WMO, UNICEF and UNFPA are helping countries make health impacts visible - so they can take action. Learn more: bit.ly/4zLTLEh

bit.lyNew global framework launched to track increasing health risks of extreme heat for pregnant women, newborns and childrenAs extreme heat intensifies around the world, the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), UNICEF and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today launched the...

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