If you’re in many parts of the US at the moment, there’s a good chance you’re currently trying to escape the heat. And if you’re expecting, you might want to be doubly sure you’re finding somewhere cool as a new study has found a troubling link between high temperatures and pregnancy issues. Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the details.
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00:00If you're in many parts of the U.S. at the moment, there's a good chance you're currently
00:03trying to escape the heat. And if you're expecting, you might want to be doubly sure
00:08you're finding somewhere cool, as a new study has found a troubling link between high temperatures
00:12and pregnancy issues. Studies in the past have already linked exposure to extreme high heat
00:17and having a premature birth. The same has also been linked to stillbirths. Now a new study has
00:22revealed even more issues, from congenital abnormalities in the infant to low birth weight
00:27and more. After conducting a systematic review, experts noted that individuals who had been
00:31exposed to excessive heat before they were born suffered alarming lifelong effects. Those include
00:36an increased risk of heart disease and hypertension. They also found a link between high temperatures
00:41during pregnancy and childhood pneumonia. High heat was also linked to childhood obesity for those who
00:46experienced it while in the womb. Other unrelated studies have also found a link between high
00:51temperatures and mental illness and lower life expectancy. The connection between all of these
00:55maladies is still yet to be defined, but experts say as our planet continues to heat up, we can expect
01:01to see more of these in our children.