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Dr. Suzanne King featured on CBC News
Published: 11 November 2022
Natural disasters, pregnancy and baby health are linked. Should Canadians be worried?
It's stressful for anyone, but some researchers have been paying particular attention to how people who are pregnant — and ultimately, their babies — are affected. As new U.S. research yet again shows a link between pregnancy during natural disasters and the eventual health of those children, experts say Canadians should take note.
"With greater climate change, we're having more frequent, more severe weather events," said Suzanne King, a researcher at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and professor of psychiatry at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ in Montreal.
"These studies are models for what can happen in any of our lives," said King.