Pregnant Women might find Global Warming Dangerous (lower vitamin D)

Global Warming Might Be Especially Dangerous for Pregnant Women Atlantic

Scientists are concerned that heat waves could be linked to more premature births and stillbirths.

Vitamin D is not mentioned

• “A handful of researchers . . . accumulating evidence suggesting that higher temperatures could be linked to a higher risk of premature births, stillbirths, or other negative pregnancy outcomes.”

• “ . . shown a link between air pollution and negative pregnancy outcomes,. . “

• “Stillbirth risk was 10.4 percent higher with a 10-degree Fahrenheit apparent-temperature increase”

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Hot ==> reduced Vitamin D

On hot days people people avoid the noonday sun (which has the UV needed to make vitamin D

• Military in hot climates and vitamin D deficiency - 2010

• Most exercise occurs in the evening (when there is little or no Vitamin D) – July 2017

• Professional soccer players in region with very hot sun – 89 percent low vitamin D – March 2016

• Healthy Pregnancies and infants for women having 40 – 80 ng of vitamin D – Nov 2017

  • Their air temperature was not too hot

  Air pollution ==> reduced Vitamin D

• Air Pollution reduces Vitamin D production - many studies increased temperature and decreased UVB getting through the pollution

• Asthmatic pregnant women had 30 percent more preterm births if air pollution (vitamin D not mentioned) – March 2016

• Air pollution while pregnant reduced vitamin D level in infant – Aug 2012