What is it about?
The article shows how rising temperatures in Sindh, Pakistan, worsen health risks for pregnant and breastfeeding women. It explores how heat stress, poverty, gender norms, cultural practices and poor healthcare access intersect, threatening maternal and newborn survival.
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Why is it important?
This work draws urgent attention to how climate change intensifies maternal health risks in marginalised communities. It exposes a syndemic—interacting social, biological, and environmental harms—that demands integrated, equity-focused policy action.
Perspectives
As someone rooted in both local realities and academic research, I’ve seen how structural violence—gender roles, poverty, and heat—collide in the lives of pregnant women in Sindh. This paper is both a call to action and an act of bearing witness.
Dr Sadiq Bhanbhro
Sheffield Hallam University
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This page is a summary of: Birthing in burning places: intersecting climate crises, maternal health challenges and structured vulnerabilities in Sindh Province of Pakistan, The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, July 2025, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2025.2539354.
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