Factors associated with occupation changes after pregnancy/delivery: result from Japan Environment & Children's pilot study.
BMC Womens Health
; 18(1): 86, 2018 06 05.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
In Japan, although the number of females who continue to work after marriage has recently increased, the proportion of those working while parenting their infants is still not clearly increasing, indicating that it is still difficult for them to continue working after delivery. The present study aimed to clarify factors influencing females' continuation of work, using data obtained by continuously following up the same subjects and focusing on occupation changes, family environments, and the type of employment after pregnancy or delivery.METHODS:
Based on the results of the questionnaire survey, which was conducted involving 164 participants at 4 universities, as part of the Japan Environment and Children's Pilot Study (JECS Pilot Study) led by the Ministry of Environment and the National Institute for Environmental Studies, the occupational status was compared between the detection of pregnancy (weeks 0 to 7) and 1 year after delivery.RESULTS:
CONCLUSIONS:
Analysis revealed that the type of employment, rather than the category of occupation, was associated with the continuation of work after pregnancy or delivery more closely, asPalabras clave
Texto completo:
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Empleo
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Madres
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Ocupaciones
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Middle aged
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Pregnancy
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Womens Health
Asunto de la revista:
SAUDE DA MULHER
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón