Gender issues

Articles from the ILO Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety

 

Vol. 1 - Pages 9.1-9.30 (Printed Version) - Tabl* 9.8

Reproductive System

PRETERM DELIVERY AND WORK

Relative risk of prematurity according to number of occupational fatigue indices

Number of high
fatigue indices

Proportion of
exposed women %

Estimated
relative risk

0

24

1.0

1

28

2.2

2

25

2.4

3

15

4.1

4-5

8

4.8

Source: Mamelle, Laumon and Lazar 1984

Updated by AS. Approved by JT. Last modification: 23 May 2002.