Participants sought for studies Are you pregnant or have you had a baby this summer? Help us test a new app!

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm are looking for women who are currently pregnant or women who have had a baby in the past 12 months, to participate in a study by testing a new app designed to keep moms and their babies informed during summer heat.

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Did you know that heat can harm your health and that of your unborn child? It raises risks like premature birth, miscarriage, and low birth weight. With global warming, these risks are increasingly common. Help us by testing a new app designed to keep moms and their babies informed during summer heat waves. 

About the study

This research is part of the EU-funded HIGH Horizons project (https://www.high-horizons.eu) about the impact of heat on maternal and child health. Our Swedish study is part of an international collaboration that also includes low- and middle-income countries.

How does it work? 

This study involves: 

  1.  Completing a questionnaire
  2. Downloading and using the MotherHeat Alert app for a few weeks
  3. Answering follow-up questionnaires 

You may also be invited to share your experience in a short interview to help us improve the app.  The study will be conducted in Swedish or English. 

Who can join? 

  • Women who are currently pregnant
  • Women who have had a baby in the past 12 months

Please note: This study is not open to women with complicated or high-risk pregnancies. 

Register your interest in the study

Reimbursement: 

After participating in the app testing, you are invited to take part in a short interview, either in person or online, and receive 200kr gift card. 

For questions or more information, please contact us:

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Veronika Tirado

Postdoctoral Researcher
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Claudia Hanson

Senior Lecturer

Processing of personal data

Your personal data is processed for the purposes of this study in accordance with GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). The legal entity responsible for processing of your personal data is Karolinska Institutet. The Data Protection Officer can be reached at dataskyddsombud@ki.se. The data will be analyzed on a group level, handled confidentially and it will be stored in a secure database at Karolinska Institutet. You can terminate your participation in the study at any time.