Open AccessWork as a hairdresser and cosmetologist and adverse pregnancy outcomes
Author(s) -
Jacqueline A. Halliday-Bell,
Mika Gissler,
Jouni J. K. Jaakkola
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
occupational medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.509
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1471-8405
pISSN - 0962-7480
DOI - 10.1093/occmed/kqp017
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , obstetrics , odds ratio , low birth weight , logistic regression , small for gestational age , birth weight , marital status , premature birth , gestational age , population , environmental health , genetics , biology
Hairdressers and cosmetologists are commonly exposed to chemicals, poor posture and psychological stress that may increase the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes.