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Medicina y Seguridad del Trabajo
On-line version ISSN 1989-7790Print version ISSN 0465-546X
Abstract
TABOADA AGUIRRE, Edgar; MANZANERA BALDERAS, Eduardo and DAVALOS TORRES, Maria Mercedes. Employment status related to pregnancy complications in northeast Mexico. Med. segur. trab. [online]. 2014, vol.60, n.237, pp.612-619. ISSN 1989-7790. https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S0465-546X2014000400002.
Introduction: Pregnancy complications are important indicators for maternal mortality and pregnancy outcome, depending on the medical care that women receive in this crucial period of life. Some of the factors associated with this problem are linked to the employment status and occupation of the mother during the pregnancy period. Material and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2012 at the Family Medicine Unit # 43 of the Mexican Social Security Institute. In a random sample of a total of 2314 women, 318 agreed to participate. The main objective of the study is to analyze the association of employment status with complications during pregnancy (women who have suffered preeclampsia, eclampsia, threatened abortion, preterm labor, urinary tract infection during pregnancy). Socio-demographic variables involved with prenatal complications were also included. Results: The mean age was 26 years old and the mean BMI was 27. Working women had a 64% higher probability of having pregnancy complications (OR = 1.64; 95% CI: 1.04-2.58) than those who did have a work. Urinary tract infection was 75% higher in working women (OR = 1.75; 95% CI 1.12-2.73). Working women were 2.72 times more likely to have a threatened abortion than those who did not work (OR = 2.72; 95% CI 1.36-5.45) and workers were 2.20 times more likely to have preterm labor than non-worker women (OR = 2.20; 95% CI 0.91-5.29). Furthermore worker women had a 96% higher risk of having a cesarean section (OR = 1.96; 95% CI 1.25-3.07). Conclusions: The results suggest that work activity is an important factor in the development of pregnancy complications.
Keywords : Pregnancy; complications; employment.
