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- Title
Professional experience and ergonomic aspects of midwives' work.
- Authors
Nowotny-Czupryna, Olga; Naworska, Beata; Brzęk, Anna; Nowotny, Janusz; Famuła, Anna; Kmita, Bartosz; Bąk, Krzysztof
- Abstract
The most frequent manner of attending childbirth imposes on midwives assuming poor body position affecting the musculoskeletal system. Long professional experience does not mitigate the negative effects. The adopted movement habit, as well as the type, number and frequency of actions influence the body posture. The aim of the study was to identify ergonomic threats of basic occupational midwives activities and how particular spinal segments arrangements while attending childbirth using the same technique in senior midwives differ from those of junior ones. It was also checked whether pain influences the working position assumed by midwives.
- Publication
International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health, 2012, Vol 25, Issue 3, p265
- ISSN
1896-494X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2478/S13382-012-0034-6