Gynecologist and obstetrician Marimer Pérez has been supporting women for over twenty years during one of the most intense and transformative moments in life: childbirth. With a respectful and humane perspective on motherhood, Pérez—also founder of the women's health center WoMer—has just published You don't let me go (Lunwerg, 2025), a book in which he collects real stories experienced throughout his professional career as an obstetrician.

My pregnancy went very well, overall. I was lucky enough to feel physically well, so the nine months flew by without me even noticing.

The climate crisis has a direct impact on people's health: the incidence of diseases increases, virus spread accelerates And there is increased preventable mortality associated with high temperatures. Now, a report by Climate Central—a US-based climate change communications and research organization—warns that extreme heat is also a direct threat to maternal health, as it increases the risk of premature birth. According to this analysis, in Barcelona, ​​between 2020 and 2024, there were an average of 28 additional days of risky heat during pregnancy each year. This means that, due to the effects of the climate emergency, days of extreme heat that put the health of pregnant women at risk have increased by 68% in the Catalan capital.

A woman gave birth to a baby on Monday at the Ciutat Meridiana station on line 11 of the Barcelona Metro, according to information provided by Barcelona Metropolitan Transport (TMB) through X. The passenger received assistance from TMB staff while they waited for the ambulance to arrive. "Once we got to the station, she couldn't take it anymore, she lay down on the floor and gave birth. So I picked up the baby, put her on her stomach and covered her with a blanket so she wouldn't be cold. A few minutes later the ambulance arrived," explains Julián, a security member.

Cristina was on her way to the Hospital del Mar this morning because she felt ready to give birth. But when she got off the metro at Ciutadella-Vila Olímpica station, on the yellow line (L4), she felt unwell and asked for help. Ángel, her baby, came out before she could get to hospital: he was born in the metro station.