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Published on in Vol 14 (2026)

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Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/102863, first published .
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Mobile Heat Early Warning System for Pregnant and Postpartum Women in South Africa: Prospective Observational Evaluation Study

Mobile Heat Early Warning System for Pregnant and Postpartum Women in South Africa: Prospective Observational Evaluation Study

Clara Sofia Heil   1 , MSc ;   Shobna Sawry   2 , MSc ;   Susanne Frennert   1 , PhD ;   Jean Le Roux   2 , MSc ;   Pascalia Ozida Munyewende   2 , PhD ;   Sibusiso Mkwananzi   2 , PhD ;   Ijeoma Solarin   2 , MPH ;   Perkins Watambwa   3 , MSc ;   Koen van der Sanden   4 , MSc ;   Isabelle Lange   5, 6 , PhD ;   Günter Alce   1 , PhD ;   Veronique Filippi   5 , PhD ;   Stanley Luchters   3, 7, 8 , MD, MSc, PhD ;   Chuansi Gao   1 , PhD

1 Aerosol and Climate Laboratory, Division of Ergonomics and Aerosol Technology, Department of Design Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Skåne, Sweden

2 Climate and Health, Implementation Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

3 Centre for Sexual Health and HIV AIDS Research, Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe

4 Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, Soesterberg, South Holland, The Netherlands

5 London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, England, United Kingdom

6 Department of Neurology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

7 Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium

8 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Corresponding Author:

  • Clara Sofia Heil, MSc
  • Aerosol and Climate Laboratory, Division of Ergonomics and Aerosol Technology, Department of Design Sciences
  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Lund University
  • Box 188, Se-221 00
  • Formstråket 13
  • Lund, Skåne 22362
  • Sweden
  • Phone: 46 725853154
  • Email: clara.heil@design.lth.se