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"How Do I Prepare for This?" Patient Perspectives on Providers' Employment-related Support During Pregnancy.
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- Maternal Differences in Healthcare Provider-Led Conversations About Patients' Work Prior to Pregnancy, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2016-2021.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2025Article
- Sociodemographic and occupational factors influencing pregnant workers' awareness and utilization of the New York City Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Workplace Discrimination Against Pregnant and Postpartum Employees: Links to Well-Being.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
- Adjustment strategies among Iranian pregnant nurses in continuing nursing care: a qualitative content analysis.BMC nursing · 2025Article
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backgroundHealth care providers can offer employment-related support to pregnant patients by providing information about occupational risks and benefits, discussing adjustments, and/or completing paperwork to help patients obtain accommodations or benefits, but little research has examined whether and how this support is provided.
methodsWe conducted interviews with 20 adults who had been employed while pregnant within the 5 years preceding data collection. Eligible participants had low incomes, were hourly wage earners, or were employed in service or retail occupations. Applied thematic analysis was used to identify emergent themes.
resultsPeople who had been employed while pregnant described a range of experiences during that time, including physical and psychological demands from work, lack of access to appropriate accommodations, difficulties combining breastfeeding with work, and work-related challenges accessing health care. Participants described four primary roles that health care providers played: 1) completing paperwork needed to apply for benefits or receive work modification; 2) providing information about how to mitigate employment-related risks; 3) providing referrals to social or medical services; and 4) advocating for patients to ensure receipt of accommodations, resources, and information. Strategies identified by patients that could be enacted within health care to help them better navigate the work-pregnancy interface include increasing appointment flexibility, providing information about work-related risks and benefits programs and referrals to legal support, and helping providers to understand and support their patients' individual work-related concerns.
conclusionsHealth care providers have a critical role to play in supporting employed pregnant people to achieve flexibility in managing their work and to be active participants in discussions about recommended workplace accommodations.
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