Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 119103

Pregnancy: Temperature

Tabled: 9 March 2026

Answered: 18 March 2026

Question

Harpreet Uppal

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment (a) his Department and (b) UKHSA has made of the potential risks of exposure to high ambient temperatures during pregnancy including (i) stillbirth, (ii) preterm birth and (iii) mat

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Department and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) recognise that there are risks to pregnant women caused by exposure to extreme high temperatures, which are set out in the Adverse weather and health plan equity review and impact assessment 2024. T...

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