Testing a heat early warning system with messages to protect pregnant and postpartum women in Zimbabwe

HIGH Horizons maternal heat early warning system messaging intervention in Zimbabwe: implementation and quasi-experimental evaluation among pregnant and postpartum women

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN99157575

Enrollment

200

Registered

2026-04-23

Start date

2025-08-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-05-04

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Conditions

Heat-related health risks during pregnancy and the postpartum period Pregnancy and Childbirth

Interventions

The MotherHeat Alert Early Warning System (EWS) is a personalised digital health intervention designed to mitigate heat-related risks for pregnant and postpartum women and their newborns in resource-p

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

16 Years to 49 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant/postpartum women 2. Aged 16 years or older 3. Confirmed pregnancy in the 2nd trimester (16-24 weeks) or having an infant aged 0–3 months and 6-9 months 4. Resident in the Mt Darwin District for at least 6 months 5. Able and willing to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Experiencing severe or unstable medical or obstetric conditions requiring hospitalisation or intensive clinical management at the time of recruitment 2. Unable to participate in study procedures due to serious illness or clinical instability 3. Not intending to remain in the study area for the duration of follow-up 4. Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent

Countries

Zimbabwe

Contacts

Public ContactFortunate Machingura

fortunate.machingura@ceshhar.org+263 (0)772971481

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 7, 2026