Effect of maternal work shifts and household income on preterm birth: A nested case–control study
Higher PTB risk was observed among pregnant women engaged in shift work, with those from lower-income households being more vulnerable to this effect. Future studies are needed to confirm these associations.
Authors
- Morgan H. LeBaige
- Aifen Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1291-4155)
- Hong Xian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7549-4880)
- Steven W. Howard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0056-6680)
- Jia Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4562-1332)
- Hualiang Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3643-9408)
- Pamela K. Xaverius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8824-2933)
- Bin Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1529-6356)
- Yiming Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8933-1871)
- Rong Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0265-8888)
- Tongzhang Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0155-7540)
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (US)
- Saint Louis University (ES)
- Loyola University Chicago (US)
- Brown University (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Wuhan Children's Hospital (CN)
- Community Impact (US)
- Saint Louis University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
- Published
- 2025-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.70473
- Primary Topic
- Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Health Effects Institute