Healthy Climate America

The Summer Series: Extreme Heat and Pregnancy


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Extreme heat is becoming a major threat to pregnant people and their babies. In this episode, guest host Dr. Bruce Bekkar sits down with Dr. Santosh Pandipati, Co-Founder and Chief Health Officer at Lōvu and Founder and President of Silicon Valley Maternal-Fetal Medicine. They discuss the health impacts, the inequities that worsen them, and how health professionals can help through patient care and advocacy.

Referenced in this episode: 

Climate Change Nearly Doubled Pregnancy Heat Risk Days in U.S.

https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/pregnancy-heat-risk-days 

Lōvu

https://lovu.health/ 

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Healthy Climate America is produced by Lucy Walker. Our podcast interns are Isaias Segui and Mathilda Tataw. Savannah Martincic is our manager of communication. A sincere thank you to Adam Karl for his support in the editing process. Our music was composed by James Harp.

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Healthy Climate AmericaBy the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health