During pregnancy, there is no reason to reduce your activity level. Recent study stated that working during your pregnancy doesn’t increase the risk of premature birth or having a low birth weight newborn.
Researcher in University of Minnesota analyze nearly 1.600 women who gave birth in 2005, most women have a day job or part time job during pregnancy, while others don’t have a job at all. The result doesn’t found any difference in premature birth rate or low birth weight newborns on both groups.
According to this study in Women’s Health Issues Journal, although working during pregnancy took no effect, there are still several known risks such as unhealthy life-style, age, 1st pregnancy, more than 4th pregnancy, race, and inheritance, still took account into premature birth and having a low birth weight newborn.
“Our research shows a connection between certain job characteristics. Women who work long shift and require heavy physical activity can negatively affect the pregnancy and have different result with those who don’t work.” says head researcher Katy Backes Kozhimannil, from health policy and management division in a release.
Researcher says these findings should not be focused on working or not working pregnant women, but more to the characteristic of the job.
“Our research shows the importance of discussions in deciding either to be pregnant while working or not, because it has its own challenge that women may face.” says Kozhimannil.
Kozhimannil note that Pregnant Worker Fairness Act Congress is in order to get the best way possible in promoting healthy pregnancy life for working women.
Researcher in University of Minnesota analyze nearly 1.600 women who gave birth in 2005, most women have a day job or part time job during pregnancy, while others don’t have a job at all. The result doesn’t found any difference in premature birth rate or low birth weight newborns on both groups.
“Our research shows a connection between certain job characteristics. Women who work long shift and require heavy physical activity can negatively affect the pregnancy and have different result with those who don’t work.” says head researcher Katy Backes Kozhimannil, from health policy and management division in a release.
Researcher says these findings should not be focused on working or not working pregnant women, but more to the characteristic of the job.
“Our research shows the importance of discussions in deciding either to be pregnant while working or not, because it has its own challenge that women may face.” says Kozhimannil.
Kozhimannil note that Pregnant Worker Fairness Act Congress is in order to get the best way possible in promoting healthy pregnancy life for working women.
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