Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Physical work load and gestational age at delivery

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Physical work load and gestational age at delivery / A.P. Koemeester, J.P.J. Broersen, P.E. Treffers

Sumario: To assess the impact of physical activity on the gestational age at delivery in women performing physical tasks in their jobs during pregnancy. Methods: qualified nurses at 15 weeks of pregnancy were asked through a questionnaire to describe the tasks in their regular job, the physical activities involved, and their exposure to other occupational stressors. The physical activities to be identified were walking, standing, lifting, stooping, squatting, and sitting

En: Occupational and environmental medicine. - London and Margate. - Vol. 52, nº 5, May 1995 ; p. 313-315

1. Medicina laboral . 2. Mujeres . 3. Gestación . 4. Trabajo físico . 5. Enfermeras . 6. Epidemiología . I. Broersen, J.P.J. . II. Treffers, P.E. . III. Título. IV. Título: Occupational and environmental medicine.