Work schedule and physical factors in relation to fecundity in nurses.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the association of work schedule and physical factors with fecundity.

Methods

Women currently employed outside the home and trying to get pregnant (n=1739) in the Nurses' Health Study 3 cohort (2010-2014) were included in this analysis. Work schedule and physical labour were self-reported on the baseline questionnaire, and every 6 months thereafter the women reported the duration of their ongoing pregnancy attempt. Multivariable accelerated failure time models were used to estimate time ratios (TR) and 95% CIs.

Results

Among the 1739 women (median age=33 years, 93% Caucasian) the estimated proportions of women not pregnant after 12 and 24 months were 16% and 5%, respectively. None of the various shift work patterns were associated with duration

SUBMITTER: Gaskins AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4609294 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature