Liza Khan, 22, project manager at the Community Development Foundation (CDF), walks to her office in Jacobabad, Pakistan, May 18. Photo: Reuters

Biban, a pregnant farmer, clears unwanted grass at a muskmelon farm, during a heatwave, on the outskirts of Jacobabad, Pakistan, May 17. Photo: Reuters

Heavily Pregnant, Sonari, collects muskmelons during a heatwave, at a farm on the outskirts of Jacobabad, Pakistan, May 17. Photo: Reuters

Farmer Waderi, 17, fans her one-month-old son Amar Kumar during a heatwave, at home, on the outskirts of Jacobabad, Pakistan, May 17. Photo: Reuters

A woman walks to fetch water from a nearby hand-pump with a water cooler on her head, during a heatwave, on the outskirts of Jacobabad, Pakistan, May 16, 2022. Last month Jacobabad became the hottest city on Earth. Women are especially vulnerable to rising temperatures in poor countries on the frontlines of climate change because many have little choice but to work through their pregnancies and soon after giving birth, according to interviews with more than a dozen female residents in the Jacobabad area as well as half a dozen development and human rights experts. Photo: Reuters

Zahida, 16, washes clothes during a heatwave, outside her two-room family home, in Jacobabad, Pakistan, May 16. Photo: Reuters

Rehmat, 30, helps Razia, 25, bathe her six-month-old daughter Tamanna to cool off during a heatwave, in Jacobabad, Pakistan, May 15. Photo: Reuters

Rubina, 35, prepares food for her family during a heatwave, at home in Jacobabad, Pakistan, May 15. Photo: Reuters

One boy bathes while another draws water from a hand pump, near a buffalo sitting in the mud to cool off, during a heatwave, in Jacobabad, Pakistan, May 14. Photo: Reuters

A woman drinks a plum and tamarind drink to cool off during a heatwave, in Jacobabad, Pakistan, May 14. Photo: Reuters

A grandmother visits her grandson while he sleeps, during a heatwave, at the Jacobabad Institute of Medical Sciences (JIMS), Jacobabad, Pakistan, May 14. Photo: Reuters