SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2017
Heat Exposure and Maternal Health in the Face of Climate Change.
Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07489664 (Indigenous Nutritional Supplements for Pregnancy to Improve Resilience in Environmental Heat), which is not on this map. Cited by 92 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Indigenous Nutritional Supplements for Pregnancy to Improve Resilience in Environmental Heat
Who cites it
92 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Association between heat and air pollution (PMBMJ paediatrics open · 2025Pooled it
- Prenatal exposure to air pollution and maternal and fetal thyroid function: a systematic review of the epidemiological evidence.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2024Pooled it
- Evaluating the Impact of Heat Stress on Placental Function: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- Climate change impacts on child and adolescent health and well-being: A narrative review.Journal of global health · 2024Pooled it
- Associations between high temperatures in pregnancy and risk of preterm birth, low birth weight, and stillbirths: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2020Pooled it
- Association of Air Pollution and Heat Exposure With Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight, and Stillbirth in the US: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2020Pooled it
- Climate change and gendered vulnerability: A systematic review of women's health.Women's health (London, England)Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Narrative Versus Didactic Information Formats on Pregnant Women's Knowledge, Risk Perception, Self-Efficacy, and Information Seeking Related to Climate Change Health Risks.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- The Impact of Climate Change on Pregnant Women's Health: A Scoping Review of Reviews.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Review
- Chlorogenic Acid Alleviates Heat Stress-Induced Fetal Growth Restriction Through Gut-Placental Crosstalk by Reshaping Gut Microbiota and Mediating Keap1-Nrf2 Antioxidant Signaling.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Mapping research priorities related to maternal and infant nutritional health in the context of climate change in Pakistan: a mixed-methods study.BMJ global health · 2026Article
- Occupational heat stress among female agricultural workers in the Jordan Valley, Palestine.Annals of work exposures and health · 2026Article
- A Spatial Analytic Approach to Maternal Health Following Hurricane Florence (2018).Maternal and child health journal · 2026Article
- Using wearable devices to measure personal heat exposure in a preconception cohort.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2026Article
- Identification of Spatiotemporal Associations of Social Determinants of Health on the Incidence of Adverse Birth Outcomes in Louisiana.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- The association between women's climate change anxiety, awareness of maternal-fetal health impacts, and their desire to avoid pregnancy.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Perinatal Health Care Among Climate Migrant Women: Protocol for a Scoping Review.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Prenatal exposure to heat stress and postpartum depressive symptoms in the MADRES cohort in urban Los Angeles.Environmental research · 2026Article
- Temperature extremes and maternal health: differential risks of severe maternal morbidity during heatwaves and coldwaves in North Carolina.International journal of biometeorology · 2026Article
- Heat spells and birth and peripartum pregnancy complications in Germany: a scoping review.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2026Article
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Abstract
Climate change will increasingly affect the health of vulnerable populations, including maternal and fetal health. This systematic review aims to identify recent literature that investigates increasing heat and extreme temperatures on pregnancy outcomes globally. We identify common research findings in order to create a comprehensive understanding of how immediate effects will be sustained in the next generation. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guide, we systematically reviewed articles from PubMed and Cochrane Reviews. We included articles that identify climate change-related exposures and adverse health effects for pregnant women. There is evidence that temperature extremes adversely impact birth outcomes, including, but not limited to: changes in length of gestation, birth weight, stillbirth, and neonatal stress in unusually hot temperature exposures. The studies included in this review indicate that not only is there a need for further research on the ways that climate change, and heat in particular, may affect maternal health and neonatal outcomes, but that uniform standards for assessing the effects of heat on maternal fetal health also need to be established.
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