title: Martial status and military occupational specialty: neither factor has a selective adverse effect on pregnancy outcome.
abstract: This investigation was undertaken to determine whether there is a relationship between martial status or military occupational specialty (MOS) and pregnancy outcome in and active-duty population. In this prospective, descriptive study 312 active-duty women were identified as married or single and stratified into four groups on the basis of MOS: group I (n = 144), mild to moderate mental stress; group II (n = 43), intensive mental stress; group III (n = 72), exposure to hazardous material; and group IV (n = 53), physical stress. Each patient group was evaluated to determine the incidence of medical complications. One hundred ninety-three of the service women were married and 70 were single. There was no significant difference between pregnancy complications and martial status. In spite of considerable stress and hazardous exposure the incidence of medical complications of pregnancy observed among groups (group I = 67%, group II = 58%, group III = 48% and group IV = 53%) was not significantly different. On the basis of the findings of this study we conclude that martial status and MOS did not significantly influence military pregnancy outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, NC, USA.
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Magann
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Winchester
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Chauhan
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Nolan
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017533:Marital Status; D008889:Military Personnel; D009790:Occupations; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013312:Stress, Physiological; D013315:Stress, Psychological