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Community-based maternal health workers' perspectives on heat risk and safety: a pilot qualitative study.
- Source :
- Health Care for Women International; 2021, Vol. 42 Issue 4-6, p657-677, 21p, 1 Chart
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- HEAT
MATERNAL health services
PILOT projects
PROFESSIONS
ATTITUDE (Psychology)
RESEARCH methodology
PSYCHOLOGICAL vulnerability
PREGNANT women
MEDICAL personnel
INTERVIEWING
QUALITATIVE research
COMMUNITY health workers
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
RESEARCH funding
THEMATIC analysis
STATISTICAL sampling
CONTENT analysis
PATIENT safety
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07399332
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 4-6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Health Care for Women International
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 151697290
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2020.1803873