Maternal Differences in Healthcare Provider-Led Conversations About Patients' Work Prior to Pregnancy, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2016-2021

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• Journal Article:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Personal Author:
  Siegel, Miriam R. ; Van Buren, Kristen ; Omari, Amel ; Rocheleau, Carissa M. ; Somerville, Nicholas J.
• Description:
  Objective: The aim of the study was to describe characteristics of women with a recent live birth who are, and are not, asked about their work by healthcare providers before pregnancy. Methods: We analyzed 2016-2021 data from 48 jurisdictions participating in the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System. Questionnaires asked mothers about provider-led conversations about their work. We descriptively compared weighted percentages with 95% confidence intervals across demographic and occupational characteristics. Results: Of 157,724 participants, 36% reported not being asked about their work by a provider in the year before pregnancy. Higher proportions of younger and lower-income mothers, certain Asian and Native groups, and mothers in some occupations and industries posing a risk of occupational hazards reported no provider-led conversations about their work. Conclusions: Healthcare providers can more routinely ask patients about work to assess for possible occupational hazards to pregnancy.
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Pregnancy Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Urogenital System
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Occupational Medicine; Reproductive Health; Pregnancy; Healthcare Quality Women; Work Experience; Pregnancy; Questionnaires; Occupational Hazards; Health Care; Occupational Medicine; Reproductive Health;
• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med 2025 Nov; 67(11):925-934
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; Chicago Region [OSHA]
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering ; DSI - Division of Science Integration
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  10 pdf pages
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071238
• Contact Point Address:
  Amel Omari, PhD, Division of Field Studies and Engineering, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 5555 Ridge Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45213
• Email:
  aomari@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2026
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5f2b732b781f0e7cc0f768de945ec1ed340c6181d3fbbff712efb3cd1d4ae98a85cd7279ab24cd7a3e0923b29aa6c0da8b24fecbf3b43ab5fc1b2ca8c0786c55
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/258716/cdc_258716_DS1.pdf
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