Healthy Pregnancy

Continuing to work while pregnant can provide many rewards, both financial and personal. It is always a good idea to talk to a physician and employer about your individual situation regarding pregnancy and continued employment. If you are healthy and have no history of pregnancy complications, you may continue to work with no increased risk to your baby.

Reproductive Health Risks in the Workplace
  • heavy lifting
  • standing for long periods of time: 3 hours without a break
  • commuting over 1 hour per day
  • working more than 40 hours per week
  • tobacco smoke
  • heavy metals and some toxic chemicals
  • oil-based paints
  • radiation and anesthetic gas
  • some infectious diseases
  • excessive noise and heat
  • stress and fatigue

Many of these concerns can be overcome by talking to your employer about your concern for a healthy pregnancy and babyEmployers can aid pregnant women in the workplace by talking about health concerns at work, helping pregnant women by making small changes necessary to keep them safely on the job, and by providing healthy pregnancy information.Women in their reproductive years make up almost half of all workers. It makes sense to be pregnancy friendly! Pregnancy friendly workplaces have employees that may:

  • be more likely to stay with the company
  • want to work there
  • care more about their work
  • work harder and do a better job
  • be healthier and absent from work less often
Signs and Symptoms of Preterm Labour

Go to the hospital if you have any of the following symptoms or if you feel that something isn't right:

  • bad cramps or stomach pain that doesn't go away
  • bleeding, trickle or gush of fluid from your vagina
  • increase in the amount of vaginal discharge
  • lower back pain or pressure, or a change in lower backache
  • a feeling that the baby is pushing down
  • fever, chills, dizziness, vomiting or a bad headache
  • blurry vision or spots before your eyes
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