title: Association between congenital anomalies and paternal exposure to agricultural pesticides depending on mother's employment status.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We analyzed the association between fetal death from congenital anomalies and paternal agricultural occupation in mothers who were employed and in housewives.
  
  
  METHODS
  The data consist of individual records from the Spanish Birth Register (1995-1999).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The adjusted relative risk of fetal death in agricultural workers compared with nonagricultural was 1.24 (95% confidence interval = 0.38- 4.02) in mothers who were employed and 1.68 (95% confidence interval = 1.03-2.73) in housewives.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The risk of fetal death in the offspring of agricultural workers exposed to pesticides around the time of conception was higher than in the offspring of nonagricultural workers in mothers who were housewives but not in mothers who worked outside the home.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Universidad de Alicante, Spain. elena.ronda@ua.es
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ronda
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Regidor
authors.forename: Ana M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Domínguez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000383:Agriculture; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000401:mortality*; D004651:Employment / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D046689:Fetal Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000145:classification*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018812:Paternal Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000633:toxicity*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012042:Registries; D012306:Risk; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014931:Women, Working
chemical_list: D010575:Pesticides