Extreme Heat Dangers When Pregnant in Pakistan

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Women arrive at an agricultural farm in Lahore, Punjab province, Pakistan on March 5, 2021. © 2021 ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images A new video shows how rising temperatures are increasing health pressures on pregnant women, new mothers, and their families in Sindh and Punjab provinces in Pakistan. Rising heat is also exacerbating existing inequities in maternal and newborn health. Based on accounts from pregnant women and new mothers, the video, by the Research and Development Forum for Safe Motherhood Pakistan and the White Ribbon Alliance, provides a critical glimpse…

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