Women's Knowledge about long hours working complication on pregnancy outcome

Abstract EN

Objectives: Assess pregnant women's Knowledge about complication of long hours working on Pregnancy outcome.

Methodology: A descriptive study design , content A purposive (non probability) sample of (80) pregnant women's whom aged are ranged from (25-40 yrs) that was selected from North Oil Company ,from the period 1\5\2014 to 10\4\2015.

A constracted questionnaire consist of three parts sociodemographic characteristic, reproductive characteristic and women's knowledge about long hours working data were analysis thrugh application of discreptive and infreantial statestical approach.

Result: The study findings demonstrate that the following variable was contributing significantly in the occurrence of complications on pregnancy outcome (fetus and mother health) which include (age, level of education, smoking, and working stat).

In respictivly (67.3 %, 33%, 27.5%, 63.7%) Conclusions: long hours working can be interrupted as a one sources of complication among pregnant women who worked more than 40 hrs weekly.

The study recomended.

Encourage the females to take adequate completely rest from long working at least one month before delivery time.