Occupational Risk Factors for Women during Pregnancy

Abstract

Many factors affect reproductive health of women such as chemical, biological, physical, ergonomical and even working schedule of women. Women may expose to various chemicals, biological substances and other harmful things at their workplace, which affect their reproductive health.Many research papers were examined and only those published in the international scientific literature were included to formulate this review paper. Research papers were identified through the search of relevant data banks using selected keywords.

There is a need to counsel women by health professionals that they should avoid exposure to the occupational risk factors, while researchers should pursue ergonomic interventions for women to avoid occupational risk during pregnancy. Policy makers should formulate rules and norms for employers to keep the women safe during their pregnancy at their work place.