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Delivery outcome in women employed in medical occupations in Sweden. 1979

B Baltzar, and A Ericson, and B Källén

A study was made of the delivery outcome in women working in medical occupations in Sweden. One cohort of approximately 1500 women who worked in 31 hospitals for chronic diseases during the period 1965-1975 and who gave birth during those years was studied. Also all women working in medical occupations and delivered during the years 1973-1975 were investigated by matching existing data registers. It was found that caesarian sections and vacuum extractions were used more frequently than expected. A significantly increased perinatal death rate was noted in 1973, but could not be related to any specific occupational exposure known to represent an increased risk. No general increase in malformation rate was seen, but a local cluster, occuring at certain hospitals in the Gothenburg area in 1973-1974 was identified. No support was obtained for the hypothesis that the use of soap containing hexachlorophene is associated with an increased risk of perinatal death or malformation.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007226	Infant Mortality	Postnatal deaths from BIRTH to 365 days after birth in a given population. Postneonatal mortality represents deaths between 28 days and 365 days after birth (as defined by National Center for Health Statistics). Neonatal mortality represents deaths from birth to 27 days after birth.	Neonatal Mortality,Mortality, Infant,Postneonatal Mortality,Infant Mortalities,Mortalities, Infant,Mortalities, Neonatal,Mortalities, Postneonatal,Mortality, Neonatal,Mortality, Postneonatal,Neonatal Mortalities,Postneonatal Mortalities
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D011247	Pregnancy	The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.	Gestation,Pregnancies
D004781	Environmental Exposure	The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may include ionizing radiation, pathogenic organisms, or toxic chemicals.	Exposure, Environmental,Environmental Exposures,Exposures, Environmental
D005260	Female		Females
D006281	Health Occupations	Professions or other business activities directed to the cure and prevention of disease. For occupations of medical personnel who are not physicians but who are working in the fields of medical technology, physical therapy, etc., ALLIED HEALTH OCCUPATIONS is available.	Health Professions,Health Occupation,Health Profession,Profession, Health,Professions, Health
D006582	Hexachlorophene	A chlorinated bisphenol antiseptic with a bacteriostatic action against Gram-positive organisms, but much less effective against Gram-negative organisms. It is mainly used in soaps and creams and is an ingredient of various preparations used for skin disorders. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p797)	Hexachlorophane
D006763	Hospitals, Chronic Disease	Hospitals which provide care to patients with long-term illnesses.	Chronic Disease Hospitals,Hospitals, Tuberculosis,Sanitaria, Tuberculosis,Sanitoria, Tuberculosis,Chronic Disease Hospital,Hospital, Chronic Disease,Hospital, Tuberculosis,Sanitarias, Tuberculosis,Sanitorias, Tuberculosis,Tuberculosis Hospital,Tuberculosis Hospitals,Tuberculosis Sanitaria,Tuberculosis Sanitarias,Tuberculosis Sanitoria,Tuberculosis Sanitorias
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000014	Abnormalities, Drug-Induced	Congenital abnormalities caused by medicinal substances or drugs of abuse given to or taken by the mother, or to which she is inadvertently exposed during the manufacture of such substances. The concept excludes abnormalities resulting from exposure to non-medicinal chemicals in the environment.	Drug-Induced Abnormalities,Abnormalities, Drug Induced,Abnormality, Drug-Induced,Drug Induced Abnormalities,Drug-Induced Abnormality