Associations between ambient temperature and pregnancy outcomes from three south Asian sites of the Global Network Maternal Newborn Health Registry: A retrospective cohort study.
Kartik ShankarKay HwangJamie L WestcottSarah SaleemSumera A AliSaleem JessaniArchana B PatelAvinash KaviManjunath S SomannavarShivaprasad S GoudarPatricia L HibberdRichard J DermanMatthew HoffmanBlair J WylieRobert L GoldenbergVanessa R ThorstenElizabeth M McClureNancy F KrebsPublished in: BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology (2023)
In a multi-country, community-based study, greater risk of adverse outcomes was observed with increasing temperature. The study highlights the need for deeper understanding of covarying factors and intervention strategies, especially in regions where high temperatures are common.