Abstract
Objective: Toexamine the association between preterm and low-birth-weight (PTLBW) delivery and maternal occupation among Latina women in California. Methods: A cohort of 1024 Latina women in Stockton, California, was observed from baseline to delivery. The association between PTLBW delivery and maternal occupation (farmwork, nonfarmwork, no work) was analyzed using multiple logistic regression models. Results: Demographic characteristics varied widely between the three occupation groups. The adjusted odds ratio of a PTLBW delivery for farmworkers compared with women who did not work was 1.28 (95% CI, 0.65 to 2.54). Conclusions: We did not observe a statistically significant association between PTLBW delivery and farmwork in this population. Nevertheless, the relationship between acculturation and risky health behaviors suggests that studies investigating the association between maternal employment and adverse pregnancy outcomes among Latinas need to account for a participant's acculturation status.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1466-1471 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2011 |
Fingerprint
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Cite this
Preterm, low-birth-weight deliveries, and farmwork among Latinas in California. / Bethel, Jeffrey W.; Walsh, Julia; Schenker, Marc B.
In: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 53, No. 12, 12.2011, p. 1466-1471.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Preterm, low-birth-weight deliveries, and farmwork among Latinas in California
AU - Bethel, Jeffrey W.
AU - Walsh, Julia
AU - Schenker, Marc B
PY - 2011/12
Y1 - 2011/12
N2 - Objective: Toexamine the association between preterm and low-birth-weight (PTLBW) delivery and maternal occupation among Latina women in California. Methods: A cohort of 1024 Latina women in Stockton, California, was observed from baseline to delivery. The association between PTLBW delivery and maternal occupation (farmwork, nonfarmwork, no work) was analyzed using multiple logistic regression models. Results: Demographic characteristics varied widely between the three occupation groups. The adjusted odds ratio of a PTLBW delivery for farmworkers compared with women who did not work was 1.28 (95% CI, 0.65 to 2.54). Conclusions: We did not observe a statistically significant association between PTLBW delivery and farmwork in this population. Nevertheless, the relationship between acculturation and risky health behaviors suggests that studies investigating the association between maternal employment and adverse pregnancy outcomes among Latinas need to account for a participant's acculturation status.
AB - Objective: Toexamine the association between preterm and low-birth-weight (PTLBW) delivery and maternal occupation among Latina women in California. Methods: A cohort of 1024 Latina women in Stockton, California, was observed from baseline to delivery. The association between PTLBW delivery and maternal occupation (farmwork, nonfarmwork, no work) was analyzed using multiple logistic regression models. Results: Demographic characteristics varied widely between the three occupation groups. The adjusted odds ratio of a PTLBW delivery for farmworkers compared with women who did not work was 1.28 (95% CI, 0.65 to 2.54). Conclusions: We did not observe a statistically significant association between PTLBW delivery and farmwork in this population. Nevertheless, the relationship between acculturation and risky health behaviors suggests that studies investigating the association between maternal employment and adverse pregnancy outcomes among Latinas need to account for a participant's acculturation status.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84856488415&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84856488415&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3182379fda
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3182379fda
M3 - Article
C2 - 22076038
AN - SCOPUS:84856488415
VL - 53
SP - 1466
EP - 1471
JO - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
SN - 1076-2752
IS - 12
ER -