Perception of Risks Into Work During Pregnancy Among Post-partum Women in the Lille Metropolis

University Hospital, Lille400 enrolled

Overview

In ten years, the labor force has grown by 1.4 million people according to French national institute for statistical and economic studies. This increase is partly due to the increased presence of women in the labor market. Thus, the majority of some 800,000 annual births come from working women. However, some women in professional activity may be exposed to occupational risks, which may have effects on the develop-ment of the fetus during pregnancy. France benefits from protective legislative measures against pregnant women. Recommendations already exist. But with medical desertification, pregnant women may have more difficulty contacting their occupational doctor or treating physician and to access information about the risks to her work-related pregnancy. It seems to us important to be able to better quantify the information needs of women in this problem.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

400

Conditions

Pregnancy, High Risk

Interventions

QuestionnaireOTHER

Women who have recently given birth in the Lille metropolitan area fill in a self-administered questionnaire asking them about their perception of occupational risk during pregnancy and their knowledge of their right to work during pregnancy.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * working during their pregnancy (at least 2 months, including the beginning of pregnancy * having given birth during the period of inclusion * in a hospital or clinic of Lille metropolis volunteer to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * minor women * unemployed * student * guardianship * work abroad * change of employer during pregnancy * inability to answer the questionnaire

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

percentage of women who thought they had occupational exposures at risk for their baby during pregnancy

the different occupational exposures are listed. If the woman has been exposed and thinks it's dangerous for her baby, she reports it.

Time frame: At childbirth

Secondary Outcomes

adaptation or not of the workstation in case of exposure to a professional risk

if the woman is exposed to a defined risk and her job has been set up to avoid this risk during pregnancy, she reports it

Time frame: at childbirth

percentage of women with a score of at least 5 out of 10

knowledge of French legislation concerning the protection of pregnant women at work of current legislation referenced in a questionnaire that includes 10 binary questions. A score will be calculated by summing the answers (score out of 10)