Open AccessMiscarriage and occupational activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis regarding shift work, working hours, lifting, standing, and physical workload
Author(s) -
Jens Peter Bonde,
Kristian Tore Jørgensen,
Matteo Bonzini,
Keith T Palmer
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.3337
Subject(s) - workload , relative risk , medicine , miscarriage , meta analysis , shift work , confidence interval , confounding , physical therapy , pregnancy , operating system , psychiatry , biology , computer science , genetics
Previous studies have indicated that shift work, long working hours, and prevalent workplace exposures such as lifting, standing, and physical workload increase the risk of miscarriage, but the evidence is conflicting. We conducted a systematic review of original research reports.