Study links hot weather caused by climate change to increase in premature births

Premature births might be on the rise with the increase in temperature due to climate change. — AFP

Hot weather can cause a spike in the number of babies being born early, a phenomenon that may harm infant health and is likely to get worse as temperatures climb due to climate change, scientists said on Dec 2, 2019.

Researchers in California said an average of 25,000 children were born up to two weeks early during warmer-than-average periods in the United States between 1969-1988 – equivalent to 150,000 lost gestational days annually.