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Frederica Perera, Kari Nadeau: The Supreme Court dealt a terrible blow to children's health

Frederica Perera, Kari Nadeau: The Supreme Court dealt a terrible blow to children's health

We are now learning that climate change and air pollution can act together to increase health effects.
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Pregnancy becomes a more vulnerable time with climate change

Pregnancy becomes a more vulnerable time with climate change

Wildfires, natural disasters, rising heat because of climate change can lead to poor health outcomes for pregnant people and babies.
Baby born 19 weeks early defies long odds and astonishes doctors
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Baby born 19 weeks early defies long odds and astonishes doctors

Curtis Means, now 16 months old, reflects a troubling trend of premature births across the United States, a problem that some research has associated with climate change.
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Heat waves may be bad for your pregnancy

Heat waves may be bad for your pregnancy

Each one-degree Celsius increase in temperature was associated with a 5 percent increase in preterm birth and a 5 percent increase in stillbirth.
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Climate change tied to pregnancy risks, affecting Black mothers most
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Climate change tied to pregnancy risks, affecting Black mothers most

Women exposed to high temperatures or air pollution are more likely to have premature, underweight or stillborn babies, a look at 32 million U.S. births found.
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