WHO Warns of Heatwave Risks to Pregnant Women and Preterm Birth

The World Health Organization warned that exposure of pregnant women to heatwaves may increase the risk of preterm birth. It based this on a study published in 2024 in the journal "Nature" that found the risk could rise by up to 26%.

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• The organization warned that exposure of pregnant women to heatwaves may increase the risk of preterm birth.

  «حذرت منظمة الصحة العالمية من أن تعرض الحوامل لموجات الحر قد يزيد خطر الولادة المبكرة»

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• The organization based this on a study published in 2024 in the journal "Nature."

  «مشيرة إلى دراسة نُشرت عام 2024 في مجلة «نيتشر» خلصت إلى أن الخطر قد يرتفع بنسبة تصل إلى 26%»

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• Al-Youm Al-Sabaa highlighted in its headline that heatwaves increase the likelihood of preterm birth by 26%.

  «الصحة العالمية تحذر: موجات الحر تزيد احتمالات الولادة المبكرة بنسبة 26%»

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