Thursday
April 2
2026

Viewpoint: ‘My Body Feels Like Lead’: Heat is Making Pregnancy a Nightmare in Karachi

By Zuha Siddiqui

Inside the gynaecology clinic of Karachi’s largest public hospital, the air felt several degrees hotter. It was only 9.30am on a Friday in late February, and the windowless waiting room was already packed with women jostling for a place to sit, calling nurses for help, and scuffling for an ultrasound.

Source: Dialogue Earth (link opens in a new window)

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Environment, Health Care
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climate health, NGOs, nonprofits, reproductive health