Work and work-related stress in pregnancy

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 765-773

  Katz, Vern L ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

occupational fatigue; teratogens in the workplace; work and stress in pregnancy

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; FATIGUE; HISTORY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; JOB STRESS; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; WORK;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERATOGENS; WORK;

EID: 84864402084     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: 15325520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e318253b192     Document Type: Article

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