Type: Systematic review
Registration: PMCID: PMC3699369
Status: Published
Tags: Night‑shift workers, Pregnancy, Reproductive health, Systematic review
External URL: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3699369/
Synthesizes evidence linking shift work, long hours, lifting/standing with miscarriage risk; pooled estimates suggest modestly elevated risk for some exposures.
A meta‑analysis how night‑shift exposure during pregnancy shows pregnancy outcomes for night‑shift workers and night owls. The associations highlight which parts of the rota are likely to drive risk, informing practical accommodations. For night‑shift teams and individuals, this ties long‑debated rota features to concrete outcomes, making schedule talk about health, not preference.
Covers shift work alongside other occupational factors.