Maternal Work and Spontaneous Preterm Birth: A Multicenter Observational Study in Brazil.

ABSTRACT: Spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB) is a major pregnancy complication involving biological, social, behavioural and environmental mechanisms. Workload, shift and intensity may play a role in the occurrence of sPTB. This analysis is aimed addressing the effect of occupational activities on the risk for sPTB and the related outcomes. We conducted a secondary analysis of the EMIP study, a Brazilian multicentre cross-sectional study. For this analysis, we included 1,280 singleton sPTB and 1,136 singleton term birth cases. Independent variables included sociodemographic characteristics, clinical complications, work characteristics, and physical effort devoted to household chores. A backward multiple logistic regression analysis was applied for a model using work characteristics, controlled by clus

SUBMITTER: Buen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7297738 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature