Work-related reproductive health: A review

Sara Jane Cox, Tom Cox, Joanna Pryce

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Abstract

This paper reviews the literature concerning the impact of work on reproductive health. In doing so, it offers a framework model for guiding future research and practice. Contemporary models of occupational health usually identify at least two pathways linking exposure to workplace hazards to their effects on health. The study of work-related reproductive health has been largely restricted to the effects of the more tangible and physical hazards of work mediated by a largely physico-chemical pathway. However, the growth of research into the psycho-physiological influence of stress on reproductive health provides a new direction for research in this domain with the exploration of a complementary pathway. The extension of this new approach into the investigation of the effects of work design and management on reproductive health represents a potentially important and further development.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)171-180
Number of pages10
JournalWork & Stress
Volume14
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000

Keywords

  • Psycho-physiology
  • Reproductive health
  • Social behaviour
  • Stress
  • Work

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