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Data from 845 women textile workers and their husbands in Suixi, China were analyzed to investigate the association of paternal and maternal exposure with birth weight and preterm birth. The paternal agents examined in this study were occupational exposure to dusts, gases or fumes, and cigarette smoking. The maternal agents were occupational exposure to dusts, gases or fumes, stress, carrying and lifting of heavy loads, working in a squat position, and rotating shift work during the pregnancy, indoor coal combustion for heating or cooking. Information on reproductive history, paternal and maternal exposures and other covariates including age at pregnancy, time and duration of leave from job since pregnancy, mill location was obtained by trained nurses using a standardized questionnaire. Generalized estimation equation method with logit link was used in the risk assessment. Rotating shift work was marginally associated with low birth weight (< 2,900 g) (OR= 1.49, 95% CI:0.96–2.31), and significantly with preterm birth (<37 weeks) (OR = 1.99, 95% CI:1.14–3.48), and the union of the two outcomes (OR=2.01, 95% CI: 1.33 to 3.02). Working in a squatting position and use of a coal stove for heating were significant for the union of low birth weight and preterm birth. No significant association was found between paternal exposures with birth weight or preterm births.
Supported in part by grants OH02421 from NIOSH and ES0002 from NIEHS.
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Xu, X., Ding, M., Li, B., Christiani, D.C. (1994). Association of Paternal and Maternal Exposure with Low Birth Weight and Preterm Births among Women Textile Workers. In: Olshan, A.F., Mattison, D.R. (eds) Male-Mediated Developmental Toxicity. Reproductive Biology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1877-8_27
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