- American Pregnancy Association: How Air Pollution Impacts Pregnancy
https://americanpregnancy.org/healthy-pregnancy/pregnancy-health-wellness/how-air-pollution-impacts-pregnancy/ - Center for American Progress: “Eliminating Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Mortality”
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/eliminating-racial-disparities-maternal-infant-mortality/ - CDC: Clinical Overview of Heat and Pregnancy
https://www.cdc.gov/heat-health/hcp/clinical-overview/heat-and-pregnant-women.html - CDC: Working Together to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality
https://www.cdc.gov/womens-health/features/maternal-mortality.html - EPA: Climate Change and the Health of Pregnant, Breastfeeding, and Postpartum Women
https://www.epa.gov/climateimpacts/climate-change-and-health-pregnant-breastfeeding-and-postpartum-women - Henry Ford Health: “The Weathering Effect: How Racism Contributes to Poor Health Outcomes”
https://www.henryford.com/blog/2024/02/the-weathering-effect - National Partnership for Women and Babies: Higher Temperatures Hurt Moms
https://nationalpartnership.org/report/higher-temperatures-hurt-moms/ - New York Times: “Childbirth Is Deadlier for Black Families Even When They’re Rich, Expansive Study Finds”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/02/12/upshot/child-maternal-mortality-rich-poor.html - Ready.gov: Extreme Heat
https://www.ready.gov/heat - World Health Organization: “Climate Change Is an Urgent Threat to Pregnant Women and Children”
https://www.who.int/news/item/21-11-2023-climate-change-is-an-urgent-threat-to-pregnant-women-and-children
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