**7. Recommendations to mitigate climate change effects on maternal and prenatal health outcomes in Nigeria**

The recommendations below are contextualized and targeted towards Nigeria women with active consideration for the sociocultural and socioeconomic factors that typify an average Nigerian woman. However, it is crucial to note that communicating the negative effects of climate change might be challenging. For example, it is easier to describe the need for nutrition than the consequences of being exposed to extreme temperatures, especially to women who are busy co-bread winners of their families and go about their daily hustle to make ends meet for their families. The extreme temperature is least considered when these women have hungry mouths to feed. However, numerous sociocultural and socioeconomic factors vary across ethnic groups with implications for engaging in some of these protective recommendations. The recommendation from this formative review builds upon three key factors: existing literature, autoethnography [59], and findings from the adaption of the Delphi technique conducted.

#### **7.1 Extreme heat (hotter days)**

Limit the amount of time you spend outdoors:


*Mitigating Climate Change Effects on Maternal and Prenatal Health in Nigeria DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.101267*

When outdoors:

a. Use headcovers or umbrellas as shade. Wearing headgears is almost typical for women in northern Nigeria. Hence, wearing headgears can also serve as protection from the Sun.
