Our research aims to examine how exposure to heatwaves in pregnancy can impact the health of the mother and her child. It will do this by identifying babies born in Western Australia between 1991 and 2023 and using climate data to determine if they were exposed to a heatwave during pregnancy. Health records will then be used to compare the health of exposed and non-exposed mothers and babies. This information will help us understand how climate change if impacting pregnancy.
