Journal article
Low birth weight in newborns to women employed in jobs with frequent exposure to organic solvents
Abstract
The effects of occupational exposure to organic solvents in pregnancy on foetal growth are still unclear. Our aim was to study whether live newborns to women employed in paid jobs with frequent exposure had a different risk of being born with low birth weight (LBW), compared to those of women in jobs without such exposure. The study population was all singleton newborns delivered in the industrial township of Mončegorsk (N = 26,415). …
Authors
Vaktskjold A; Talykova LV; Nieboer E
Journal
International Journal of Environmental Health Research, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 44–55
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
January 2, 2014
DOI
10.1080/09603123.2013.782602
ISSN
0960-3123