Reproductive hazards among workers at high voltage substations

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983 · Bioelectromagnetics (N.Y.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/bem.2250040109· OSTI ID:5761489

Nordstroem, S; Birke, E; Gustavsson, L

A retrospective study on reproductive hazards was performed among 542 employees at Swedish power plants. Questionnaires were answered by 89% of the employees. Data on pregnancies were checked by studying hospital case records. There was a statistically significant, decreased frequency of ''normal'' pregnancy outcome, almost exclusively due to an increased frequency of congenital malformations, when the father was a high-voltage switchyard worker. The differences in pregnancy outcome could not be explained by any of the confounding factors analyzed. The total number of children with malformations (26) and the total number of pregnancies in this study, however, were very small.

• Research Organization: Department of Public Health and Environmental Studies, University of Umea, Sweden
• OSTI ID: 5761489
• Journal Information: Bioelectromagnetics (N.Y.); (United States), Vol. 4:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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