Open AccessThe risk of prematurity and small-for-gestational-age birth in Mexico City: the effects of working conditions and antenatal leave.
Author(s) -
Prudencia Cerón-Mireles,
Sioḃán D. Harlow,
Constanza I. Sánchez-Carrillo
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.86.6.825
Subject(s) - medicine , gestational age , obstetrics , pregnancy , small for gestational age , odds ratio , gestation , birth weight , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , genetics , physics , pathology , optics , biology
This study examined the effect of working conditions, occupational stress, and antenatal leave on risk of small-for-gestational age and premature births in Mexico City.