Occupational Factors and Risk of Preterm Birth in Nurses

Details

• Personal Author:
  Grajewski, Barbara A. ; Hibert EN ; Lawson, Christina C. ; Rich-Edwards JW ; Spiegelman D ; Whelan, Elizabeth A.
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: we evaluated first-trimester exposures and the risk of preterm birth in the most recent pregnancy of participants of the Nurses' Health Study II. STUDY DESIGN: log binomial regression was used to estimate the relative risk (RR) for preterm birth in relation to occupational risk factors, such as work schedule, physical factors, and exposures to chemicals and x-rays, adjusted for age and parity. RESULTS: Part-time work (<= 20 hours a week) was associated with a lower risk of preterm birth [RR, 0.7; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.60.9]. Working nights was associated only with early preterm birth (< 32 weeks of gestation) (RR, 3.0; 95% CI, 1.4-6.2). Although based on only 11 exposed preterm cases, self-reported exposure to sterilizing agents was associated with an increased risk (RR, 1.9; 95% CI, 1.1-3.4). CONCLUSION: these data suggest that night work may be related to early but not late preterm birth, whereas physically demanding work did not strongly predict risk. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biological Factors Biomarkers Environmental Exposure Environmental Monitoring Epidemiology Esters Hazardous Substances Health Personnel Hypersensitivity Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Solvents Workplace

  More +
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Human Exposure Assessment Biohazards Biological-effects Biological-factors Biological-monitoring Biological-systems Chemical-hypersensitivity Deuterium-labeled DEHP Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Exposure-limits Exposure-methods Health Industrial-environment Industrial-exposures Industrial-factory-workers Medical-personnel Occupational-exposure Oxidative Metabolites Population Reproductive Development Solvent-vapors Statistical-analysis Work-environment Workplace-studies

  More +
• ISSN:
  0002-9378
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  200
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034950
• Citation:
  Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009 Jan; 200(1):51.e1-51.e8
• Contact Point Address:
  Christina C. Lawson, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MS B-20, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  clawson@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Presented at the 19th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research, Seattle, WA, June 19-20, 2006, and the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for Epidemiologic Research, Seattle, WA, June 21-23, 2006
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3962e58dfa85a7a24890c41ec93f8c0227e4d49a4951182ee9ca7744d1eb6bd8d5548b3944ea2a73301d8e7cb24ee67757603a527f1cc82464ea04c66fb0752b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186961/cdc_186961_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 132.14 KB ]