PRECISE - Objective Measures and Observations of Physical Exposures Among Pregnant Employees in the Danish Workforce

"The target group is working pregnant women. Further, a smaller group of non-pregnant women from the same workplaces and with the same work tasks (colleagues) will be included. Around 95% of pregnant women in Denmark have a 1st trimester ultrasound scan.(17) To ensure a representative population, the recruitment to the project takes place at four obstetric departments. After giving informed written consent for participation, the pregnant women receive a baseline questionnaire followed by short weekly questionnaires by SMS until maternity leave.~Exposure to occupational standing/walking and bending are measured by use of triaxial accelerometers (Axivity sensors) worn on the back and thigh for 24 hours/day. Exposure to lifting is quantified through continuous observations during a workday with registration of number of lifts, weight of burdens, and number of person-liftings."