Maternal occupation during pregnancy, birth weight, and length of gestation: combined analysis of 13 European birth cohorts

OBJECTIVES: We assessed whether maternal employment during pregnancy – overall and in selected occupational sectors – is associated with birth weight, small for gestational age (SGA), term low birth weight (LBW), length of gestation, and preterm delivery in a population-based birth cohort design. ME...

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Main Authors: Maribel Casas, Sylvaine Cordier, David Martínez, Henrique Barros, Jens Peter Bonde, Alex Burdorf, Nathalie Costet, Ana Cristina dos Santos, Asta Danileviciute, Merete Eggesbø, Mariana F Fernandez, Joelle Fevotte, Ana M García, Regina Gražuleviciene, Eva Hallner, Wojciech Hanke, Manolis Kogevinas, Inger Kull, Pernille Stemann Larsen, Vasiliki Melaki, Christine Monfort, Karl-Christian Nordby, Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen, Evridiki Patelarou, Kinga Polanska, Lorenzo Richiardi, Loreto Santa Marina, Claudia Snijder, Adonina Tardón, Manon van Eijsden, Tanja GM Vrijkotte, Daniela Zugna, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Martine Vrijheid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH) 2015-07-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
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Online Access: https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=3500