Physically demanding work, fetal growth and the risk of adverse birth outcomes: The Generation R Study

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Description: Standing for long periods of time when pregnant may slow foetal growth, according to this study. Researchers found that women who stood for the majority of time at work had babies whose heads were around 1cm smaller than average although this did not affect the health of the babies at birth. Of the 4,680 mothers followed during their pregnancies, four out of ten had jobs where they spent around eight hours on their feet. Previous studies had looked at how standing for long periods of time might affect birth weight and delay birth, but this was the first to consider the effects on foetal growth.

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Collection : ChiMat Research

Collection : Maternity: Research

Author

Claudia A Snijder

Contributors

Teus Brand et al

Publishing

Published by: Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Published date: Wednesday, 27th June 2012 00:00:00

Coverage

Geographical Coverage: International

Subject

Keywords (National Public Health Language):

BABIES

BIRTH

BODY MEASUREMENTS

CHILDBIRTH

CHILDREN

GROUPS

GROWTH

HEALTH

HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH, HEALTH PROMOTION

INFANTS

INTERNATIONAL POLICY

MOTHERS

OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS

PARENTS

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

RESEARCH

RESEARCHERS

TIME

TIME FACTORS

WEIGHT

WOMEN

Category (Government Category List):

HEALTH

RESEARCH

WOMEN

Other

Source: Article first published online 27 June 2012. doi:10.1136/oemed-2011-100615

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