'I'm a bad mum': Pregnant presenteeism and poor health at work

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 478-485

  Gatrell, Caroline Jane ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binary opposition; Employment; Pregnancy; Presenteeism; UK; Women's health

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; GENDER ISSUE; MATERNAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; WOMENS HEALTH; WORKING CONDITIONS; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HUMAN; MANAGER; MEDICAL LEAVE; PREGNANT PRESENTEEISM; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORK; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH STATUS; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PREJUDICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SICK LEAVE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 79954442769     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.11.020     Document Type: Article

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