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Core body temperature

Core body temperature is the temperature inside the body that best reflects how warm someone truly is.

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Can overheating harm the baby

Can overheating harm the baby

What counts as overheating in pregnancy? In pregnancy, overheating is more than simply feeling hot or flushed. Clinically, the issue is hyperthermia, meaning an abnormally elevated body temperature, or a sustained rise in the mother’s core body temperature in pregnancy. That can happen in a hot room, during exercise in heat, after prolonged sun exposure, […]