Extreme Heat and Pregnancy

Our summertime risks from extreme heat exposure are rising. And while extreme heat exposure can be dangerous for all of us, pregnant people are especially vulnerable.  

Dr. Laura Hanks joined this episode of the Women’s Healthcast to talk about extreme heat and pregnancy. Dr. Hanks is an obstetrician-gynecologist and assistant professor in the UW School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In our conversation, she helped define extreme heat, talked about common signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke, and shared her recommendations for staying safe and staying cool in periods of high heat.

More resources for heat safety:

• Heat and Medications – US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
• Cooling Centers by State – National Center for Healthy Housing 
• Heat and Pregnancy – Environmental Protection Agency 
• Heat and Pregnancy – US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

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