Effect of occupational factors of employed women on the outcome of their pregnancy

The work during pregnancy does not affect its outcome, but rather the nature or type of work assumed by the worker. Low birth weight and pregnancy wastage especially abortion was higher among manual workers and those whose work requires standing most of the time or exerting physical effort than for the other professions. Abnormal outcome was more frequently encountered among working mothers exposed to two or more combined hazards as chemical and physical hazards or psychological as nurses, technicians and industrial workers. The importance and positive effect of antenatal care received during pregnancy had its implication on pregnancy outcome. Working mothers who received proper antenatal care tended to give birth to normal full term babies

study on diarrhoea among children under 2 years in Alexandria

Diarrheal diseases being one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among young children. Improved knowledge about its causes will help in the prevention of the disease. The study was carried out on 1000 cases of children under 2 years of age suffering from diarrhea and attending at a representative sample of government centers in Alexandria. The study revealed that the majority of mothers were illeterate and were from low socio-economic class. Mothers lacked the essential knowledge about causes of diarrhea. Also they sought medical help late after the occurence of the disease