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. 2002 Jan 1;93(1):72–77. [Article in French] doi: 10.1007/BF03404423

Effet bénéfique d’un arrêt du travail avant l’accouchement

Qian Xu 116,216, Louise Séguin 116, Lise Goulet 116
PMCID: PMC6979645  PMID: 11925706

Abstract

Objective

To identify the contribution of the duration of the prenatal maternity leave on term delivery.

Method

Characteristics of the prenatal maternity leave and delivery among 363 working women who had delivered a full-term infant at 1 of 4 hospitals in Montreal during 1996 were studied.

Results

The presence of an intervention or complication during delivery was observed in 68.9% of the participants. The average duration of the prenatal maternity leave was about 8 weeks (SD = 7). The adjusted risk of a difficult delivery decreased significantly with the duration of the prenatal maternity leave (OR = 0.96; 95% CI: 0.93 - 0.99).

Conclusion

The duration of the maternity leave before delivery is associated with an easier term delivery for working women.

Footnotes

Remerciements: Ce projet a été réalisé grâce à une subvention du Conseil de Recherche en Sciences Humaines du Canada, 816-95-0016. Nous tenons remercier sincèrement le Docteur Randa Bouzayenne pour ses précieux conseils ainsi que les femmes participantes à cette étude grâce aux-quelles cette recherche a pu être réalisée.

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