Data Insight: Exploring the effects of hot weather on pregnancy and newborn health — the MAGENTA study

This report presents early findings and plans for the MAGENTA (Maternal And preGnancy hEalth aNd elevaTed heAt – https://magentaresearch.org/) project, a £2.2 million Wellcome Trust-funded research project led by Swansea University and partnered with the Kids’ Environment & Health Cohort at University College London. The overarching aim of this project is to provide evidence on whether exposure to higher temperatures during pregnancy is associated with adverse health outcomes for mother and baby.