"Pregnant women are particularly susceptible to the health impacts of extreme heat. For women from low-income communities and communities of color, that vulnerability is exacerbated by systemic inequities."
"Research indicates that during pregnancy, physiological changes occur, resulting in a 20% increase in oxygen consumption... These changes heighten a pregnant woman's vulnerability to heat stress."
"Central Brooklyn, where predominantly low-income and non-Latinx Black individuals reside, have high heat vulnerability, putting residents at greater risk during extreme heat emergencies."
"According to the 2024 New York City Heat-Related Mortality Report, Black New Yorkers are twice as likely to suffer from heat-related mortality compared to their white counterparts, underlining systemic disparities."
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