A study revealed that the foetuses of women working in fields in the Gambia showed concerning rises in heart rates and reductions in the blood flow to the placenta as conditions became hotter. The women, who do much of the agricultural labour and work throughout pregnancy, told the scientists that temperatures had noticeably increased in the past decade.
|  | Rising temperatures causing distress to foetuses, study revealsClimate crisis increases risks for subsistence farmers in Africa who usually work throughout pregnancy |
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