Climate change causing rise in preterm births, says new study

Vibha Sharma New Delhi, Nov 2 (UNI) Human-driven climate change is causing an increase in preterm births across South and Southeast Asia, putting newborns at risk of mortality and lifelong health impacts, according to a new analysis by Zero Carbon Analytics (ZCA)-an international research group providing insights and analysis about climate change and the energy transition. This is the first analysis to estimate preterm births linked to the April 2024 heatwave in these countries, including their distribution within each nation, assessing how continued global warming could affect the burden in India and Bangladesh by mid-century, says the ZCA statement The…