ArticleInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2010
Pregnancy outcomes in female hairdressers.
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- The Association Between Work-Related Stress and Miscarriage in Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026Pooled it
- Risk Factors for Working Pregnant Women and Potential Adverse Consequences of Exposure: A Systematic Review.International journal of public health · 2023Pooled it
- Reproductive disorders among cosmetologists and hairdressers: a meta-analysis.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2016Pooled it
- Reproductive disorders in hairdressers and cosmetologists: a meta-analytical approach.Journal of occupational health · 2015Pooled it
- Miscarriage and occupational activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis regarding shift work, working hours, lifting, standing, and physical workload.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2013Pooled it
- Impact of maternal posture on fetal physiology in human pregnancy: a narrative review.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Review
- Occupational Exposure of Hairdressers to Airborne Hazardous Chemicals: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Perception of Environmental Risks and Behavioral Changes during Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Study of French Postpartum Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- The effect of pre-pregnancy hair dye exposure on infant birth weight: a nested case-control study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Article
- Prevalence of abortion and adverse pregnancy outcomes among working women in Korea: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2017Article
- Fertility disorders and pregnancy complications in hairdressers - a systematic review.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2010Article
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Abstract
purposeThe hairdressing occupation may entail exposure to a wide range of chemical products, psychosocial and physical stress. All these factors may affect the health of a pregnant hairdresser and her offspring. Our aim was to analyse whether employment in this profession is associated with adverse reproductive effects.
methodFemale hairdressers working in the 248 hairdressing salons in Alicante (Spain), who became pregnant for the first time after 1990 were included (n = 94). The incidence of spontaneous abortions, number of children born and their birth weight and preterm delivery among hairdressers was compared with a control group of shop assistants and office workers (n = 138). Information was collected through personal interviews at their work place. A structured questionnaire was used gathering information concerning exposure variables including the use of chemical products, ventilation at the salons, work-related stress and hours of standing work. In addition, socio-demographic factors and smoking information were obtained. Crude and adjusted relative risks (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were calculated using logbinomial regression.
resultsHairdressers showed a non-significant increased risk of spontaneous abortions (RR = 1.6, 95%CI 0.9-2.7). There were no differences in preterm delivery and birth weight of the children born of mothers in the two groups. Among hairdressers, the RR of spontaneous abortion among those with high perceived work-related stress was 2.4 (95%CI: 0.2-28.3) relative to those with low or normal perceived stress.
conclusionsA slightly increased risk of spontaneous abortion among hairdressers was found, mainly associated with perceived work-related stress. Observed results deserve further research.
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