Roos, N, Kovats, S, Hajat, S et al. (7 more authors) (2021) Maternal and newborn health risks of climate change: A call for awareness and global action. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 100 (4). pp. 566-570. ISSN 0001-6349
Abstract
Climate change represents one of the largest global health threats of the 21st century with immediate and long-term consequences for the most vulnerable populations, especially in the poorest countries with the least capacity to adapt to climate change. Pregnant women and newborns are increasingly being recognized as vulnerable populations in the context of climate change. The effects can be direct or indirect through heat stress, extreme weather events and air pollution, potentially impacting both the immediate and long-term health of pregnant women and newborns through a broad range of mechanisms. In 2008, the World Health Organization passed a resolution during the 61st World Health Assembly, recognizing the need for research to identify strategies and health-system strengthening to mitigate the effects of climate change on health. Climate adaptation plans need to consider vulnerable populations such as pregnant women and neonates and a broad multisectoral approach to improve overall resilience of societies.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) |
Keywords: | air pollution, climate change, extreme heat, heat wave, maternal health, neonatal health |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Inst for Climate & Atmos Science (ICAS) (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number NERC (Natural Environment Research Council) NE/M020126/1 NERC (Natural Environment Research Council) NE/M02038X/1 NERC (Natural Environment Research Council) NE/T01363X/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 20 Aug 2021 12:57 |
Last Modified: | 20 Aug 2021 12:57 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/aogs.14124 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:177269 |