Working in night shifts may increase risk of miscarriage, says report

The study adjusted for maternal age, previous miscarriages, smoking, socioeconomic status, body mass index and other factors

Pregnant women who work night shifts may have an increased risk for miscarriage.
 
Researchers studied 22,744 pregnant Danish women, tracking their work schedules and hospital admissions for miscarriage using government databases. The study, in Occupational & Environmental Medicine, found that after eight weeks of pregnancy, women who had worked two or more night shifts during the previous week had a 32 per cent increased risk of miscarriage compared with women who did not work nights. Working only one night shift a week did not significantly increase the risk.
 
The study adjusted for maternal age, previous miscarriages, smoking, socioeconomic