Global warming could make women give birth up to 2 weeks earlier

December 4, 2019  12:15

Climate change and global could make women give birth up to two weeks earlier, Daily Mail reported referring to American scientists from the University of California.

Scientists analyzed data on over 56 million US births from 1968 to 1988.

“They found that on hotter days (90°F/32.2°C or higher), birth rates were significantly higher and many pregnancies were cut short as a result,” the source noted.

The average reduction in pregnancy was six days. However, it also reached up to 2 weeks.

An increase in temperature caused hormonal changes in women, which, in turn, started labor activity earlier than expected.

 

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