TY - JOUR
T1 - Community-based maternal health workers’ perspectives on heat risk and safety
T2 - a pilot qualitative study
AU - Monteblanco, Adelle Dora
AU - Vanos, Jennifer K.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors owe much gratitude to the maternal health workers who participated in this research. The authors also thank the anonymous reviewers for offering helpful comments on earlier drafts. The authors would like to thank the following individuals for their expertise throughout all aspects of this project: Dr. Gregg Garfin for supervision of the research team, Dr. Patricia Juárez-Carrillo for insights that greatly improved the methodology, and Sarah Leroy for outstanding administrative support. This work is supported by the Agnese Nelms Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice.
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - In this study the authors examined how maternal health workers (MHWs) perceive the health risks of extreme heat exposure to pregnant women and fetuses. The authors conducted interviews with 12 MHWs (including midwives and doulas) in El Paso, Texas. Using qualitative analysis, the researchers identified numerous themes. Although heat was not communicated as a major health risk, participants expressed some concern with growing heat exposure and communicated standard protective measures. While all participants were familiar with some heat illness symptoms, they were generally unaware of their clients’ vulnerability. MHWs’ minimal heat-risk knowledge leaves pregnant women and developing fetuses at risk of preventable harm.
AB - In this study the authors examined how maternal health workers (MHWs) perceive the health risks of extreme heat exposure to pregnant women and fetuses. The authors conducted interviews with 12 MHWs (including midwives and doulas) in El Paso, Texas. Using qualitative analysis, the researchers identified numerous themes. Although heat was not communicated as a major health risk, participants expressed some concern with growing heat exposure and communicated standard protective measures. While all participants were familiar with some heat illness symptoms, they were generally unaware of their clients’ vulnerability. MHWs’ minimal heat-risk knowledge leaves pregnant women and developing fetuses at risk of preventable harm.
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U2 - 10.1080/07399332.2020.1803873
DO - 10.1080/07399332.2020.1803873
M3 - Article
C2 - 32956026
AN - SCOPUS:85091237447
SN - 0739-9332
VL - 42
SP - 657
EP - 677
JO - Health Care for Women International
JF - Health Care for Women International
IS - 4-6
ER -