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Does your job require you to stand for long hours? If so, you might want to switch the nature of your job after reading this.
A research was conducted between 2002 and 2006 in the Netherlands. In this study, fetal growth was measured frequently by ultrasound of pregnant women who worked on their feet for long periods of time. Those who stood for long hours during pregnancy had babies with smaller head circumference, approximately 1 cm or 3 percent than that of average babies at birth.
Today, more and more women step out to work and continue to work during their pregnancy. Indeed, there has also been a research that indicates that infants born to working moms have fewer medical complications than those who have not been working during pregnancy. A woman, by all means, and if not recommended otherwise by the doctor, should continue to work and millions of women do just that. We have changed as a society, but we must not ignore the health of our pregnant women and the unborn fetus for the sake of a job. Some jobs, like that of a teacher, cashier, food preparation, child care require you to stand on feet for long periods. If you are in such a job, you must maintain a balance between working during pregnancy and proper pregnancy care.
Edema is swelling of feet during pregnancy. Pregnant women as it is suffer from edema to a certain extent and prolonged periods of standing might just aggravate the condition
Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (SPD) during pregnancy is a condition wherein the ligament that aligns your pelvic bone to be either too stretchy or relaxed. You might observe pain in your pelvic region, with the most of it around the pelvic bone. Standing for long hours can worsen the symptoms of SPD and the pubic pain
Standing for long periods tends to lower blood pressure in pregnant women. If your blood pressure drops, you can get light-headed and potentially even faint
In the study conducted, it was observed that women who were on their feet for longer periods of standing, the fetal growth rates were considerably slower. The babies also had a smaller head, approximately 1 cm lesser than those born to mothers who did not stand that long. Standing in almost motionless position may compromise blood flow to the baby
Conclusion: It was not clear in the study that whether standing for long hours can affect the health of the baby. It is very difficult to say that the finding in this study is clinically significant. It has been concluded that the growth of babies does get affected when you work on a job that keeps you on the feet, but to see if head size has an effect on the babies’ neuro development you would have to follow them for many years as they grow up.
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