Cosmetologists and Reproductive Outcomes

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• Personal Author:
  Flaws JA ; Gallicchio L ; Greene T ; Miller S ; Zacur H
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that cosmetologists are at increased risk of poor pregnancy outcomes compared with women of the same age who are not cosmetologists. METHODS: Participants were recruited through mass mailing of questionnaires. To be included in the study, respondents to the survey had to be aged between 21 and 55 years and not have had a hysterectomy or oophorectomy. This analysis focused on 350 cosmetologists and 397 women in other occupations who met these inclusion criteria and who reported five or fewer singleton pregnancies. The main outcome measures were miscarriage, stillbirth, the occurrence of maternal health conditions during pregnancy (preeclampsia, high blood pressure, diabetes), hospitalization or physician-ordered bed rest during pregnancy, preterm labor, and premature delivery (before 37 weeks at delivery). RESULTS: There were no statistically significant associations between occupation and the pregnancy outcomes after adjustment for age, race, education, and smoking and alcohol use at the time of pregnancy. A statistically significant association was found between race and low birth weight such that nonwhite women were at increased risk of reporting a low birth weight neonate compared with white women (odds ratio [OR] 3.35, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.53-7.26). Similarly, current smoking was found to be positively associated with miscarriage (OR 1.53, CI 1.09-2.16) and miscarriage or stillbirth (OR 1.64, 95% CI 1.18-2.28). CONCLUSION: Risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes among cosmetologists is not increased compared with women of the same age working in other occupations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Alcoholic Beverages Chemistry Chemistry, Analytic Cosmetics Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Pregnancy Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Smokers Urogenital System Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Age-factors Age-groups Alcoholic-beverages Analytical-chemistry Cosmetics-workers Health-hazards Prenatal-exposure Reproduction Risk-factors Smoking Statistical-analysis Work-environment Worker-health Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  0029-7844
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  113
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035441
• Citation:
  Obstet Gynecol 2009 May; 113(5):1018-1026
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. Jodi A. Flaws, Department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Illinois, 2001 South Lincoln Avenue, Room 3223, Urbana, Illinois, 61802
• Email:
  jflaws@illinois.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060908
• Source Full Name:
  Obstetrics and Gynecology
• End Date:
  20090630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187295/cdc_187295_DS1.pdf
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