Clinical guidelines for occupational lifting in pregnancy: Evidence summary and provisional recommendations

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 80-88

  MacDonald, Leslie A ^a   Waters, Thomas R ^a   Napolitano, Peter G ^b   Goddard, Donald E ^c   Ryan, Margaret A ^d   Nielsen, Peter ^b   Hudock, Stephen D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b Madigan Healthcare System   (United States)

^c US Army Institute of Public Health   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

lifting; occupational hazard; pregnancy; recommendations

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LIFTING EFFORT; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIC GIRDLE PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEIGHT LIFTING;

LIFTING; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREGNANCY; RECOMMENDATIONS;

FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; LIFTING; LOW BACK PAIN; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (U.S.); OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880916550     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.02.047     Document Type: Review

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