Physical exposures in the work environment during pregnancy: a challenge for risk assessment
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
2023
49
8
535-538
pregnant women ; occupational risks ; physical workload
Gender equality & Women
https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4128
English
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"Pregnant women have been preforming work-related activities during pregnancy since time immemorial, from the traditional hunter-gatherer or forager society to today's modern world. But ever since our society has been industrialized, exposure patterns for pregnant women have changed dramatically, and they keep changing. This change is due partly to exposure changes overall in the labor market and partly the changes in the gender balance in different occupations. ..."
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