Background Women constitute a large percentage of the workforce in industrialized
countries. As a result, addressing pregnancy-related health issues in the workplace is …

Objective A decline in musculoskeletal health during pregnancy is an underappreciated
adverse outcome of pregnancy that can have immediate and long-term health …

Background Recognition of maternal emotional distress during pregnancy and the
identification of risk factors for this distress are of considerable clinical-and public health …

Objective To describe the prevalence of, reasons given for, and factors associated with sick
leave during pregnancy. Design Longitudinal, population‐based descriptive study. Setting …

Environmental exposure during pregnancy may have lifelong health consequences for the
offspring and some studies have association between maternal exposure to air pollution …

Background An emerging body of research suggests that stress experienced in the
workplace can have detrimental impacts on maternal mental health, including greater risk of …

Objective This study aimed to investigate associations between work postures, lifting at
work, shift work, work hours, and job strain and the risk of sick leave during pregnancy from …

Objective: To identify factors associated with sick leave due to lumbopelvic pain (LPP) in
pregnancy. Design: Prospective cohort study using participants from a randomized …

Abstract Background The European Union directive requires employers to assess and
ensure safety measures for pregnant women in the workplace. Despite this, the rate of sick …

Objective We aimed to investigate the prevalence of sick leave and self-reported reasons
given for sick leave during pregnancy. Furthermore, we aimed to estimate the frequency of …