Occupational lifting during pregnancy and risk of fetal death in a large national cohort study

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Authors

Mette Juhl · University of Copenhagen

Katrine Strandberg‐Larsen · University of Copenhagen

Pernille Stemann Larsen · University of Copenhagen

Per Kragh Andersen · University of Copenhagen

Susanne Wulff Svendsen · Regionshospitalet Herning

Jens Peter Bonde · University of Copenhagen

Anne‐Marie Nybo Andersen

Abstract

In the present study, the risk of miscarriage increased with the number of lifts and total burden lifted per day at work. There may be a case for advising pregnant women against heavy lifting in particular during early pregnancy.

Topics & Keywords

Occupational exposure and asthma Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity Occupational Health and Safety Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health

Volume 39, Issue 4, pp. 335-342

DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3335

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