title: The pregnant health care worker--an evidence-based approach to job assignment and reassignment.
abstract: Women of childbearing age must carefully consider the risks and benefits of working in the field of health care prior to becoming pregnant.
authors: Occupational Health Services, Cook Children's Health Care System, Fort Worth, TX, USA.
authors: Joyce
authors: J
authors: Hood
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000009:adverse effects; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D007587:Job Description; D009314:National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S.; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016272:Occupational Health; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011287:Prejudice; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D011840:Radiation, Nonionizing / Q000009:adverse effects; D018456:Reproductive Medicine; D012307:Risk Factors; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances