How does extreme heat affect pregnant women?

A new study from India found that working in extreme heat doubles the risk of stillbirth and miscarriage.

TulipMazumdar went to Tamil Nadu to investigate.

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How and why can extreme heat double the risk of still birth and miscarriage- according to a new study in India? We went to Tamil Nadu to investigate bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… crew Wilfred Thomas pic editor James Anderson prod Camilla Horrox India journos Laasya Shekhar Almaas Masood

Filming with Sumathy as in cucumber fields in Tamil Nadu.She’s part of a study published in ⁦BJOG⁩ which suggests women working in extreme heat face X2 risk of still birth and miscarriage. She sadly low her baby at 12 weeks. bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi… ⁦Wilfred Thomas⁩

In this special ep TulipMazumdar reports on a new study revealing pregnant women working in extreme heat in India faced double the risk of miscarriage & stillbirth. She and Graihagh Jackson🌎 hear their heartbreaking stories & discuss solutions: bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

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