Heat and Racism Threaten Birth Outcomes for Women of Color

Share this on WhatsApp Rising temperatures brought on by climate change disproportionately threaten pregnant women who work outdoors, who can’t access air conditioning and who are Black or Hispanic, a panel of reproductive justice experts said last week. That’s largely because these women more often experience prolonged — and unmitigated — exposure to brutal temperatures, … Continue reading Heat and Racism Threaten Birth Outcomes for Women of Color