Reproductive and developmental hazards in the workplace.

Toxic exposures to both the father and the mother before conception and to the mother during pregnancy can affect fertility, the course of pregnancy, and fetal development. The present focus on cancer-causing chemicals in toxicity evaluations has overshadowed other important health endpoints, such a...

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Published in:Clinical Excellence for Nurse Practitioners Vol. 2; no. 3; pp. 140 - 146
Main Author: McElgunn B
Format: tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Springer Publishing Company, Inc. 1998 May
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          Occupational Exposure In Pregnancy
          Teratogens
          Funding Source
          Canada
          Passive Smoking In Pregnancy
          Computer Terminals In Pregnancy
          Air Pollution, Indoor
          Risk Assessment
          Pregnancy
          Female
          Fetus
          Fetus, conception to birth
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      ab: Toxic exposures to both the father and the mother before conception and to the mother during pregnancy can affect fertility, the course of pregnancy, and fetal development. The present focus on cancer-causing chemicals in toxicity evaluations has overshadowed other important health endpoints, such as reproductive and developmental toxicity, that may occur at much lower levels of exposure. Environmental tobacco smoke, video display terminals, and indoor air quality are three of the most common concerns of pregnant women in their places of work. The controversies and uncertainties about these and the lack of data on other potential hazards make toxic exposure both a delicate and a necessary issue when counseling women about their workplace health during pregnancy.
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