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Clinical guidelines for occupational lifting in pregnancy: evidence summary and provisional recommendations.

Authors

MacDonald LA; Waters TR; Napolitano PG; Goddard DE; Ryan MA; Nielsen P; Hudock SD

Source

Am J Obstet Gynecol 2013 Aug; 209(2):80-88

Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2013.02.047

NIOSHTIC No.

20042308

Abstract

Empirically-based lifting criteria established by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to reduce risk of overexertion injuries in the general U.S. working population were evaluated for application to pregnant workers. This report proposes criteria to guide decisions by medical providers about permissible weights for lifting tasks performed at work over the course of an uncomplicated pregnancy. Our evaluation included an extensive review of the literature linking occupational lifting to maternal and fetal health. Although it has been 29 years since the American Medical Association's (AMA) Council on Scientific Affairs published its report on the Effects of Pregnancy on Work Performance, these guidelines continue to influence clinical decisions and workplace policies. Provisional clinical guidelines derived from the NIOSH lifting criteria are presented that account for recent evidence for maternal and fetal health, and aim to improve the standard of care for pregnant workers.

Keywords

Pregnancy; Workers; Work-capability; Worker-health; Work-environment; Physiology; Physiological-factors; Weight-factors; Fetus; Health-protection; Exposure-levels; Exposure-limits; Work-performance; Work-practices; Author Keywords: lifting; occupational hazard; pregnancy; recommendations

Contact

Leslie MacDonald, Sc.D., National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS R-15, Cincinnati, OH 45226-1998

CODEN

AJOGAH

Publication Date

20130801

Document Type

Journal Article

Email Address

lmacdonald@cdc.gov

Fiscal Year

2013

NTIS Accession No.

NTIS Price

Identifying No.

B20130321

Issue of Publication

ISSN

0002-9378

NIOSH Division

DSHEFS; DART

Priority Area

Manufacturing; Wholesale and Retail Trade

Source Name

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

State

OH; WA; MD; CA

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