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The Effect of Climate Change on Mother-Infant Health: A Qualitative Study on Views of Pregnant Women

Yıl 2024, , 173 - 179, 15.11.2024

Elif Keten Edis

https://doi.org/10.17942/sted.1330117

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Objective: Assessing pregnant women's thoughts on the effects of climate change, informing them about the risks, and supporting the adoption of protective behaviors are critical in reducing the adverse effects of climate change. This study aimed to determine pregnant women's thoughts on climate change's effects on maternal and infant health.
Method: This study was a qualitative research design. Research data were collected through in-depth individual interviews using a semi-structured form between February and April 2023. The study included 17 pregnant women. Research data were analyzed using thematic analysis.
Results: The mean age of the participants was 28.9±6.1, the mean number of pregnancies was 2.1±1.0, and the mean week of gestation was 34.8±3.0. Four themes were identified in the research; “Awareness of climate change,” “Opinions on the health effects of climate change,” “Climate change and food insecurity,” and “Measures taken for the effects of climate change.” Pregnant women stated that their health was adversely affected due to the increase in temperature, air pollution, and food insecurity as the effects of climate change.
Conclusion: This study showed that pregnant women think climate change has adverse effects on their health and try some ways to cope with. Training should be planned to increase the knowledge level of pregnant women about the effects of climate change on maternal and infant health and how they can cope with these effects.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Awareness Climate change Pregnancy Health

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Kaynakça

  • Olson DM, Metz GA. Climate change is a major stressor causing poor pregnancy outcomes and child development. F1000Research. 2020;9(Faculty Rev):1-9.
  • WHO. Climate change. World Health Organization 2023 Available from: https://www.who.int/health-topics/climate-change#tab=tab_1.
  • Parry ML, Canziani O, Palutikof J, Van der Linden P, Hanson C. Climate change 2007-impacts, adaptation and vulnerability: Working Group II contribution to the fourth assessment report of the IPCC (Vol. 4). Cambridge University Press Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2007;2007.
  • Roos N, Kovats S, Hajat S, Filippi V, Chersich M, Luchters S, et al. Maternal and newborn health risks of climate change: A call for awareness and global action. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scan 2021;100(4):566-70.
  • Basagaña X, Michael Y, Lensky IM, Rubin L, Grotto I, Vadislavsky E, et al. Low and high ambient temperatures during pregnancy and birth weight among 624,940 singleton term births in Israel (2010–2014): An investigation of potential windows of susceptibility. Environ Health Perspect 2021;129(10):1-12.
  • Bryson JM, Patterson K, Berrang-Ford L, Lwasa S, Namanya DB, Twesigomwe S, et al. Seasonality, climate change, and food security during pregnancy among indigenous and non-indigenous women in rural Uganda: Implications for maternal-infant health. PloS One 2021;16(3):e0247198.
  • Bai W, Li Y, Niu Y, Ding Y, Yu X, Zhu B, et al. Association between ambient air pollution and pregnancy complications: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies. Environ Res 2020;185:109471.
  • Dalugoda Y, Kuppa J, Phung H, Rutherford S, Phung D. Effect of elevated ambient temperature on maternal, foetal, and neonatal outcomes: A scoping review. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022;19(3):1-22.
  • Dewing S, Tomlinson M, le Roux IM, Chopra M, Tsai AC. Food insecurity and its association with co-occurring postnatal depression, hazardous drinking, and suicidality among women in peri-urban South Africa. J Affect Disord 2013;150(2):460-5.
  • Laraia BA, Siega-Riz AM, Gundersen C. Household food insecurity is associated with self-reported pregravid weight status, gestational weight gain, and pregnancy complications. J Am Diet Assoc 2010;110(5):692-701.
  • Kuehn L, McCormick S. Heat exposure and maternal health in the face of climate change. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2017;14(8):1-13.
  • Conway F, Portela A, Filippi V, Chou D, Kovats S. Climate change, air pollution and maternal and newborn health: An overview of reviews of health outcomes. J Glob Health 2024;14:04128.
  • MacVicar S, Berrang-Ford L, Harper S, Steele V, Lwasa S, Bambaiha DN, et al. How seasonality and weather affect perinatal health: Comparing the experiences of indigenous and non-indigenous mothers in Kanungu District, Uganda. Soc Sci Med. 2017;187:39-48.
  • Braun V, Clarke V. Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qual Res Psychol 2006;3(2):77-101.
  • Chowdhury IA. Issue of quality in a qualitative research: An overview. Innovative Issues and Approaches in Social Sciences 2015;8(1):142-62.
  • Turan ES. Turkey’s drought status associated with climate change. Journal of Natural Hazards and Environment 2018;4(1):63-9.
  • Skendžić S, Zovko M, Živković IP, Lešić V, Lemić D. The impact of climate change on agricultural insect pests. Insects 2021;12(5):1-31.
  • Zinyemba C, Archer E, Rother H-A. Climate change, pesticides and health: Considering the risks and opportunities of adaptation for Zimbabwean smallholder cotton growers. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021;18(1):1-11.
  • Özercan B, Taşcı R. Türkiye’de pestisit kullanımının iller, bölgeler ve pestisit grupları açısından incelenmesi. Ziraat Mühendisliği 2022(375):75-88.
  • Kumar S, Sharma A, Kshetrimayum C. Environmental & occupational exposure & female reproductive dysfunction. Indian J Med Res 2019;150(6):532-45.

İklim Değişikliğinin Anne-Bebek Sağlığına Etkisi: Gebe Kadınların Görüşleri Üzerine Nitel Bir Çalışma

Yıl 2024, , 173 - 179, 15.11.2024

Elif Keten Edis

https://doi.org/10.17942/sted.1330117

Öz

Amaç: İklim değişikliğinin etkilerine yönelik gebelerin düşüncelerini değerlendirmek, riskler konusunda bilgilendirmek ve koruyucu davranışların benimsenmesini desteklemek, iklim değişikliğinin olumsuz etkilerini azaltmada kritik öneme sahiptir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, gebelerin iklim değişikliğinin anne-bebek sağlığı üzerindeki etkilerine yönelik düşüncelerini belirlemektir.
Yöntem: Bu çalışma nitel araştırma desenindedir. Araştırma verileri Şubat-Nisan 2023 tarihleri arasında yarı yapılandırılmış form kullanılarak yapılan derinlemesine bireysel görüşmeler yoluyla toplanmıştır. Araştırmaya 17 gebe kadın dahil edilmiştir. Araştırma verileri tematik analiz yöntemi kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 28,9±6,1, gebelik sayısı ortalaması 2,1±1,0, gebelik haftası ortalaması 34,8±3,0’dır. Bulguların analizi sonucunda dört tema belirlenmiştir; “İklim değişikliği farkındalığı” “İklim değişikliğinin sağlık üzerindeki etkilerine yönelik görüşler” “İklim değişikliği ve gıda güvensizliği” ve “İklim değişikliğinin etkilerine yönelik alınan önlemler”. Gebeler iklim değişikliğinin etkileri olarak; sıcaklık artışı, hava kirliliği ve gıda güvensizliği nedeniyle sağlıklarının olumsuz etkilendiğini belirtmişlerdir.
Sonuç: Bu araştırmanın sonuçları gebelerin, iklim değişikliğinin sağlıkları üzerinde olumsuz etkileri olduğunu düşündüklerini ve bazı baş etme yolları denediklerini göstermiştir. Gebelerin iklim değişikliğinin anne-bebek sağlığı üzerindeki etkilerine ve bu etkilerle nasıl baş edebileceklerine yönelik bilgi düzeylerini artırmaya yönelik eğitimler planlanmalıdır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Farkındalık İklim değişikliği Gebelik Sağlık

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Kaynakça

  • Olson DM, Metz GA. Climate change is a major stressor causing poor pregnancy outcomes and child development. F1000Research. 2020;9(Faculty Rev):1-9.
  • WHO. Climate change. World Health Organization 2023 Available from: https://www.who.int/health-topics/climate-change#tab=tab_1.
  • Parry ML, Canziani O, Palutikof J, Van der Linden P, Hanson C. Climate change 2007-impacts, adaptation and vulnerability: Working Group II contribution to the fourth assessment report of the IPCC (Vol. 4). Cambridge University Press Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2007;2007.
  • Roos N, Kovats S, Hajat S, Filippi V, Chersich M, Luchters S, et al. Maternal and newborn health risks of climate change: A call for awareness and global action. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scan 2021;100(4):566-70.
  • Basagaña X, Michael Y, Lensky IM, Rubin L, Grotto I, Vadislavsky E, et al. Low and high ambient temperatures during pregnancy and birth weight among 624,940 singleton term births in Israel (2010–2014): An investigation of potential windows of susceptibility. Environ Health Perspect 2021;129(10):1-12.
  • Bryson JM, Patterson K, Berrang-Ford L, Lwasa S, Namanya DB, Twesigomwe S, et al. Seasonality, climate change, and food security during pregnancy among indigenous and non-indigenous women in rural Uganda: Implications for maternal-infant health. PloS One 2021;16(3):e0247198.
  • Bai W, Li Y, Niu Y, Ding Y, Yu X, Zhu B, et al. Association between ambient air pollution and pregnancy complications: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies. Environ Res 2020;185:109471.
  • Dalugoda Y, Kuppa J, Phung H, Rutherford S, Phung D. Effect of elevated ambient temperature on maternal, foetal, and neonatal outcomes: A scoping review. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022;19(3):1-22.
  • Dewing S, Tomlinson M, le Roux IM, Chopra M, Tsai AC. Food insecurity and its association with co-occurring postnatal depression, hazardous drinking, and suicidality among women in peri-urban South Africa. J Affect Disord 2013;150(2):460-5.
  • Laraia BA, Siega-Riz AM, Gundersen C. Household food insecurity is associated with self-reported pregravid weight status, gestational weight gain, and pregnancy complications. J Am Diet Assoc 2010;110(5):692-701.
  • Kuehn L, McCormick S. Heat exposure and maternal health in the face of climate change. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2017;14(8):1-13.
  • Conway F, Portela A, Filippi V, Chou D, Kovats S. Climate change, air pollution and maternal and newborn health: An overview of reviews of health outcomes. J Glob Health 2024;14:04128.
  • MacVicar S, Berrang-Ford L, Harper S, Steele V, Lwasa S, Bambaiha DN, et al. How seasonality and weather affect perinatal health: Comparing the experiences of indigenous and non-indigenous mothers in Kanungu District, Uganda. Soc Sci Med. 2017;187:39-48.
  • Braun V, Clarke V. Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qual Res Psychol 2006;3(2):77-101.
  • Chowdhury IA. Issue of quality in a qualitative research: An overview. Innovative Issues and Approaches in Social Sciences 2015;8(1):142-62.
  • Turan ES. Turkey’s drought status associated with climate change. Journal of Natural Hazards and Environment 2018;4(1):63-9.
  • Skendžić S, Zovko M, Živković IP, Lešić V, Lemić D. The impact of climate change on agricultural insect pests. Insects 2021;12(5):1-31.
  • Zinyemba C, Archer E, Rother H-A. Climate change, pesticides and health: Considering the risks and opportunities of adaptation for Zimbabwean smallholder cotton growers. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021;18(1):1-11.
  • Özercan B, Taşcı R. Türkiye’de pestisit kullanımının iller, bölgeler ve pestisit grupları açısından incelenmesi. Ziraat Mühendisliği 2022(375):75-88.
  • Kumar S, Sharma A, Kshetrimayum C. Environmental & occupational exposure & female reproductive dysfunction. Indian J Med Res 2019;150(6):532-45.
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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil Türkçe
Konular Doğum ve Kadın Hastalıkları Hemşireliği, Hemşirelik (Diğer)
Bölüm Araştırma Makalesi
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Elif Keten Edis 0000-0002-5587-6726

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Yayımlanma Tarihi 15 Kasım 2024
Yayımlandığı Sayı Yıl 2024

Kaynak Göster

Vancouver Keten Edis E. İklim Değişikliğinin Anne-Bebek Sağlığına Etkisi: Gebe Kadınların Görüşleri Üzerine Nitel Bir Çalışma. STED. 2024;33(3):173-9.