New research provides evidence that climate change anxiety is associated with mental health issues in expectant mothers. The study, integrating both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, reveals how concerns over the future impacts of climate change weigh heavily on pregnant women, contributing to increased levels of prenatal worry and depression. The findings have been published in the Journal of Anxiety Disorders. Historically, research on climate change’s health impacts predominantly concentrated on physical health. However, a growing body of evidence is beginning to highlight the men…