Rylander, CharlottaOdland, Jon Ø.Sandanger, Torkjel M.2019-09-252019-09-252012-05-2720111654-9880http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/185466In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presented a report on global warming and the impact of human activities on global warming. Later the Lancet commission identified six ways human health could be affected. Among these were not environmental factors which are also believed to be important for human health. In this paper we therefore focus on environmental factors, climate change and the predicted effects on maternal and newborn health. Arctic issues are discussed specifically considering their exposure and sensitivity to long range transported contaminants.engCreative Commons Copyright (CC 2.5)climate changehealth ethicsenvironmentArcticBioethicsEnvironmental ethicsHealth ethicsArticle