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Temperature, climate change, and birth weight:evidence from Hungary
Title / Series / Name
Population and Environment
Publication Volume
43
Publication Issue
2
Pages
Editors
Keywords
Birth weight
Climate change
Health at birth
Low birth weight
Temperature
Demography
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
SDG 13 - Climate Action
Climate change
Health at birth
Low birth weight
Temperature
Demography
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
SDG 13 - Climate Action
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14018/28326
Abstract
We analyze the impact of in utero temperature exposure on the birth weight and an indicator for low birth weight using administrative data on singleton live births conceived between 2000 and 2016 in Hungary. We find that exposure to high temperatures during pregnancy decreases birth weight, but its impact on the probability of low birth weight is weaker. Exposure to one additional hot day (mean temperature > 25 °C) during the gestation period reduces birth weight by 0.46 g, relative to a 15–20 °C day. The second and third trimesters appear to be slightly more sensitive to temperature exposure than the first trimester. We project that climate change will decrease birth weight and increase the prevalence of low birth weight by the mid-twenty-first century. The projected impacts are the strongest for newborns conceived during the winter and spring months.
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Publisher
Place of Publication
Type
Journal article
Date
2021-12
Language
ISBN
Identifiers
10.1007/s11111-021-00380-y