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Wombs and Wildfire: Smoke, Stress and Reproductive Justice
Wombs and Wildfire: Smoke, Stress and Reproductive Justice
Wildfires cause significant stress, break apart communities and in places dramatically change the world people birth their newborns into. Recent epidemiologic research suggests wildfire exposure is associated with higher rates of adverse birth outcomes. Although some data is available, information on wildfires and health protection strategies are not known to many health educators, providers, pregnant people, or families. […]