Night work and the reproductive health of women: An integrated literature review

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 113-126

  Chau, Yu Moon ^a   West, Sandra ^a   Mapedzahama, Virginia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fertility; Menopause; Menstrual cycle; Night work; Pregnancy; Shift work

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE FERTILITY; FETUS WASTAGE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NIGHT WORK; PELVIC PAIN; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTION; WORK; WORK SCHEDULE;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; WORK; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84898600318     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.12052     Document Type: Article

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