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

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

Medical workers pour ice over a mock patient during a heatstroke simulation during an extreme heat drill in New Taipei City on September 3, 2026.

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