Reproductive hazards among workers at high voltage substations

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