Study on indoor thermal perception, behavioral adaptation in late pregnancy and their effects on adverse birth outcomes in south China

J Ni, H Wang, X Yu, R Gao, Y Li, Z Fang, JKW Lee… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Pregnant women are vulnerable to environmental heat exposure. However, little is known
about their thermal perception and adaptation, and the relationship with birth outcomes. We …

Field study on pregnant women's thermal preference in different trimesters in winter

S Yang, L Wang, H Zhang, J Yang, W Li… - Journal of Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigated the differences in the thermal preferences of pregnant women during
various trimesters and the factors influencing these preferences. The survey was conducted …

Predicted mean vote model for thermal comfort evaluation of pregnant women considering the effects of metabolic rate

W Wu, Z Fang, X Ji, Z Zheng - Indoor and Built Environment, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In this study, on-site measurements of the summer air-conditioning environment in obstetric
clinics of six hospitals in Guangzhou, China, and subjective questionnaire surveys of …