What two pregnancy/birth related complications were affected in a Swedish population of women working at a smelting factory?
According to the cited resource, both an increased frequency of spontaneous abortion and low birth weight were found in females who had been employed during or around the time of pregnancy.
Nordström S, Beckman L, Nordenson I. Occupational and environmental risks in and around a smelter in northern Sweden. V. Spontaneous abortion among female employees and decreased birth weight in their offspring. Hereditas. 1979;90(2):291-6. PMID: 437992.
Contributed by Chad Barson, DO candidate, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
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