Backgroud An increasing number of original studies suggest that exposure to shift work and
long working hours during pregnancy could be associated with the risk of adverse …

Background: US maternal and infant mortality rates constitute an important public health
problem, because these rates surpass those in developed countries and are characterized …

Importance While surgeons often delay pregnancy and childbearing because of training and
establishing early careers, little is known about risks of infertility and pregnancy …

Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth features the first-ever estimates
of preterm birth rates by country and is authored by a broad group of 45 international multi …

This paper is the first in a three-part series on preterm birth, which is the leading cause of
perinatal morbidity and mortality in developed countries. Infants are born preterm at less …

Objective To investigate time trends in preterm birth in E urope by multiplicity, gestational
age, and onset of delivery. Design Analysis of aggregate data from routine sources. Setting …

Although individual behaviors have not been proven to have a strong influence on the risk of
preterm birth, consistent evidence suggests that a constellation of favorable lifestyle factors …

In this review, we touch on a broad array of ways that work is linked to health and health
disparities for individuals and societies. First focusing on the health of individuals, we …

Interventions to reduce the morbidity and mortality of preterm birth can be primary (directed
to all women), secondary (aimed at eliminating or reducing existing risk), or tertiary …

For public health policy and planning it is important to understand the relative contribution of
environmental noise on health compared to other environmental stressors. Air pollution is …