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Extreme heat putting pregnant women, newborns at risk: UN climate chief

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What happened

Extreme heat is putting pregnant mothers and their newborns at increasing risk, United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell will warn on Monday.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:30:01 UTC.

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