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Heat stress and pregnancy

Qualitative study of the experiences of pregnant individuals with heat stress during pregnancy in vulnerable neighborhoods. - Heat stress and pregnancy

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON58040
Enrollment
60
Registered
2025-09-02
Start date
2025-10-27
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Heat stress during pregnancy Heat stress during pregnancy

Interventions

Not applicable.

Sponsors

Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult (>18 years of age), pregnant at the moment or <18 months postpartum, that experienced the pregnancy while living in Rotterdam and currently residing in RotterdamORAdult (>18 years of age), pregnant at the moment or <24 months postpartum, that experienced the pregnancy while living in Roosendaal and currently residing in Roosendaal.Low socio-economic status/ Low SES neighborhood.Experience with warm ambient temperatures during pregnancy.In regards to the semi-structured interviews with stakeholders: professional working with heat-stress related climate topics.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Insufficient knowledge of the Dutch language (interviews in English are possible).  However, when a potential subject with insufficient knowledge of the Dutch or English language offers to provide an interpreter for her own mother tongue, she will not be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Experiences of mothers in heat-prone neighborhoods that are related to their perinatal period/pregnancy. 2.  Coping strategies for pregnant women with heat stress. 

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Not applicable.

Countries

Netherlands

Contacts

Public ContactJ.V. Been

Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam

m.dap@erasmusmc.nl010-704 07 04

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026