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Work Related Risk Factors Associated with Falls during Pregnancy. Final Performance Report.

PB2005101481

Publication Date	2004
Personal Author	LeMasters, G.; Levin, L.; Bhattacharya, A.; Dunning, K.
Page Count	25
Abstract	Though falls are a major source of trauma durg pregnancy and 70% of pregnant women are employed, inormation on falls among pregnant workers is lacking. Study objectives were to estimate fall prevalence and risk factors among pregnant workers. Birth certificate data identified women at least 20 years old who recently delivered a child. Data were collected via phone, internet, and mail surveys. The primary outcome investigated was a fall at work durg pregnancy. Adjusted odds ratios and confidence intervals were calculated. Of the 3997 total subjects, 26.8% reported falling durng pregnancy. Of the 1070 women who fell, 35.4% had two or more falls. Of the 2847 employed women, 26.6% (757) fell during their pregnancy and 6.3% (179) fell at work. Occupations with the highest rate of work falls were service and teaching/childcare. Walking on slippery floors hurrying, or carrying object occurred in 66.3% of work falls. The yearly cost for workplace falls during pregnancy is almost 100,000 lost work days and over $11 milion in lost wages.
Keywords	Occupational safety and health Industrial accidents Pregnancy Women Risk factors Employees Work environments Facilities Floors Slippery Accident reduction Injury prevention Prevalence Trauma Surveys Data collection Accidental falls
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	Cincinnati Univ. Medical Center, OH. Dept. of Environmental Health.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200505

Work Related Risk Factors Associated with Falls during Pregnancy. Final Performance Report.

Work Related Risk Factors Associated with Falls during Pregnancy. Final Performance Report.
PB2005101481

Publication Date	2004
Personal Author	LeMasters, G.; Levin, L.; Bhattacharya, A.; Dunning, K.
Page Count	25
Abstract	Though falls are a major source of trauma durg pregnancy and 70% of pregnant women are employed, inormation on falls among pregnant workers is lacking. Study objectives were to estimate fall prevalence and risk factors among pregnant workers. Birth certificate data identified women at least 20 years old who recently delivered a child. Data were collected via phone, internet, and mail surveys. The primary outcome investigated was a fall at work durg pregnancy. Adjusted odds ratios and confidence intervals were calculated. Of the 3997 total subjects, 26.8% reported falling durng pregnancy. Of the 1070 women who fell, 35.4% had two or more falls. Of the 2847 employed women, 26.6% (757) fell during their pregnancy and 6.3% (179) fell at work. Occupations with the highest rate of work falls were service and teaching/childcare. Walking on slippery floors hurrying, or carrying object occurred in 66.3% of work falls. The yearly cost for workplace falls during pregnancy is almost 100,000 lost work days and over $11 milion in lost wages.
Keywords	Occupational safety and health Industrial accidents Pregnancy Women Risk factors Employees Work environments Facilities Floors Slippery Accident reduction Injury prevention Prevalence Trauma Surveys Data collection Accidental falls
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	Cincinnati Univ. Medical Center, OH. Dept. of Environmental Health.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200505