Association between congenital anomalies and paternal exposure to agricultural pesticides depending on mother's employment status.
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.
Ronda
Elena
E
Department of Public Health, Universidad de Alicante, Spain. elena.ronda@ua.es
Regidor
Enrique
E
García
Ana M
AM
Domínguez
Vicente
V
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
D010575:Pesticides