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‘How did we miss this for so long?’: The link between extreme heat and preterm birth

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Basu analyzed 60,000 summertime births — those taking place between May and September — from 1999 to 2006, across 16 California counties. As temperatures rise, so does drought and air pollution, which also increases the risk of preterm birth or low birthweight babies. She found higher rates of preterm births during higher temperatures.

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