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Haley Moser

31 July 2017

Do High Heat Index Values Relate to Preterm Birth?

I'm spending the summer working under a medical geographer and a meteorologist at the Southeast Regional Climate Center on Franklin Street

Coates Building
Coates Building

Process

  • I began my work with creating a literature review and summarized peer-reviewed articles that focused on similar issues
  • There have been loose associations correlating high temperatures to preterm birth in cows and humans in India, Australia, and across Europe
  • Statistical Data Analysis

Variables

  • Maximum, minimum, average, and dew point temperature values to calculate heat index
  • Demographic information about the mother
  • Birth data from vital records
  • Access to physician care

Data Analysis

  • STATA
STATA
STATA

Results

  • Loose correlation so far
  • Will run more tests at the Research Hub
  • Expecting a positive correlation

Final Steps

  • Write an article
  • Hopefully be published