TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of Climate Change on Maternal Health in Pakistan
T2 - A Review Paper
AU - Ullah, Ihsan
AU - Mubeen, Kiran
AU - Begum, Dilshad
AU - Jan, Rafat
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024, South Asian Midwives Association (SAMA). All rights reserved.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Pakistan is one of the country’s most susceptible to the effects of climate change. Recent floods, heavy snowfall and rain have significantly impacted maternal and infant health. Indigenous women of child-bearing age especially those in rural areas are among the most vulnerable, facing food insecurity, disruptive food systems, rising food prices, and disrupted food production due to climate change. This review highlights a critical gap in research on indigenous women's maternal nutrition in the context of climate change, particularly in low-and middle-income countries. It emphasized the necessity for culturally responsive approaches and a deeper understanding of how climate change affects maternal nutrition and health outcomes. This review also aimed to address to know the potential implications of climate change on maternal nutrition and maternal health outcomes Methods This review employed the search terms: "Climate Change," "Extreme Cold Weather," "Food Insecurity," "Maternal Health," and "Indigenous Women" across four databases: PubMed, Google Scholar, Science Direct, and CINAHL. Citation chaining was also used to capture additional relevant literature. From an initial pool of 17,800 articles, 500 were screened, with 250 excluded based on title and abstract. After a full-text review, 25 studies were included in the final analysis, consisting of 8 qualitative studies, 15 quantitative studies, 3 scoping reviews, 2 systematic reviews, and 7 reports. Quality appraisal was conducted using appropriate tools (see Table 1).
AB - Pakistan is one of the country’s most susceptible to the effects of climate change. Recent floods, heavy snowfall and rain have significantly impacted maternal and infant health. Indigenous women of child-bearing age especially those in rural areas are among the most vulnerable, facing food insecurity, disruptive food systems, rising food prices, and disrupted food production due to climate change. This review highlights a critical gap in research on indigenous women's maternal nutrition in the context of climate change, particularly in low-and middle-income countries. It emphasized the necessity for culturally responsive approaches and a deeper understanding of how climate change affects maternal nutrition and health outcomes. This review also aimed to address to know the potential implications of climate change on maternal nutrition and maternal health outcomes Methods This review employed the search terms: "Climate Change," "Extreme Cold Weather," "Food Insecurity," "Maternal Health," and "Indigenous Women" across four databases: PubMed, Google Scholar, Science Direct, and CINAHL. Citation chaining was also used to capture additional relevant literature. From an initial pool of 17,800 articles, 500 were screened, with 250 excluded based on title and abstract. After a full-text review, 25 studies were included in the final analysis, consisting of 8 qualitative studies, 15 quantitative studies, 3 scoping reviews, 2 systematic reviews, and 7 reports. Quality appraisal was conducted using appropriate tools (see Table 1).
KW - Climate Change
KW - Maternal health
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85214435746&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.71071/JAM/v11i2.1.10
DO - 10.71071/JAM/v11i2.1.10
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85214435746
SN - 2409-2290
VL - 11
SP - 39
EP - 48
JO - Journal of Asian Midwives
JF - Journal of Asian Midwives
IS - 2
ER -