@article{ref1,
title="Temperature-related neonatal deaths attributable to climate change in 29 low- and middle-income countries",
journal="Nature communications",
year="2024",
author="Dimitrova, Asya and Dimitrova, Anna and Mengel, Matthias and Gasparrini, Antonio and Lotze-Campen, Hermann and Gabrysch, Sabine",
volume="15",
number="1",
pages="e5504-e5504",
abstract="Exposure to high and low ambient temperatures increases the risk of neonatal mortality, but the contribution of climate change to temperature-related neonatal deaths is unknown. We use Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data (n = 40,073) from 29 low- and middle-income countries to estimate the temperature-related burden of neonatal deaths between 2001 and 2019 that is attributable to climate change. We find that across all countries, 4.3% of neonatal deaths were associated with non-optimal temperatures. Climate change was responsible for 32% (range: 19-79%) of heat-related neonatal deaths, while reducing the respective cold-related burden by 30% (range: 10-63%). Climate change has impacted temperature-related neonatal deaths in all study countries, with most pronounced climate-induced losses from increased heat and gains from decreased cold observed in countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Future increases in global mean temperatures are expected to exacerbate the heat-related burden, which calls for ambitious mitigation and adaptation measures to safeguard the health of newborns.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2041-1723",
doi="10.1038/s41467-024-49890-x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49890-x"
}