Long working hours and pregnancy complications: women physicians survey in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have investigated the impact of occupational risk factors on health outcomes among physicians. However, few studies have investigated the effects on pregnancy outcomes among physicians. In this study, we examined the association between working hours during pregnancy and pregnancy complications among physicians.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was based on a survey conducted in 2009-2011 of 1,684 alumnae (mean age, 44 ± 8 years) who had graduated from 13 private medical schools in Japan. Data on threatened abortion (TA), preterm birth (PTB), and the number of working hours during the first trimester of pregnancy were obtained via retrospective assessments.

Results

Of the 939 physicians with a first pregnancy, 15% experienced TA and 12% expe

SUBMITTER: Takeuchi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4121483 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature