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Hot days linked to fewer births, two new studies find

By Raya Muttarak, Professor of Demography, Bocconi University
Federica Querin, Assistant Professor, Demography and Social Policy, Università di Bologna
Sophia Noel, PhD Candidate, Sociology, Sciences Po

Fewer babies are born nine to ten months after hot spells in France and Italy, and some missing births may never be made up, two new studies find.

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