Protecting children from heat stress: A technical note

This technical note aims to improve the understanding of how heat stress impacts pregnant women, infants, children and adolescents; identify the symptoms of heat stress; and suggest interventions to support prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment to protect children’s health and well-being.

This technical note concludes that heat stress is associated with a large range of child and maternal health outcomes, which have both short- and long-term implications on the resilience of communities, particularly those already vulnerable. Therefore, the writers hope that this note will serve as a basis for taking urgent action and protecting infants, children, and pregnant women from the growing climate crisis.