Occupational lifting and pelvic pain during pregnancy: a study within the Danish National Birth Cohort
Author(s) -
Pernille Stemann Larsen,
Katrine StrandbergLarsen,
Mette Juhl,
Susanne Wulff Svendsen,
Jens Peter Bonde,
AnneMarie Nybo Andersen
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3304
Subject(s) - pregnancy , medicine , pelvic pain , cohort , odds ratio , cohort study , confounding , obstetrics , low back pain , logistic regression , back pain , risk factor , physical therapy , surgery , genetics , alternative medicine , pathology , biology
Pelvic pain during pregnancy is a common ailment, and the disease is a major cause of sicknessabsence during pregnancy. It is plausible that occupational lifting may be a risk factor of pelvic pain duringpregnancy, but no previous studies have examined this specific exposure. The aim of this study was to examine theassociation between occupational lifting and pelvic pain during pregnancy.
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