Researchers say, women who continue to work in the ninth month of pregnancy are at risk of having a baby with an average weight of about half a pound lighter than the women who stopped working when the gestational age and entered the sixth month to eight.
To prove it, scientists from the University of Essex using data from three major research (two in the United Kingdom and one in the United States).
Previous research indicated, low birth weight infants have a higher risk of poor health and slow growth and may suffer a range of health problems later in life.
Researchers have noted, the weight of the baby's birth mother candidates under 24 years of age are not affected when they have to continue working, but on older age MOM is more significant effect.
In his first paper, researchers identify children whose mother 1.339 was involved in the British Household Panel Survey, which was carried out between 1991 and 2005.
One of the researchers, Professor Marco Francesconi, says, the Government should consider incentives for business owners to offer maternity leave more flexible.
"We know the weight is low birth Predictor of many of the problems that can happen later, including the possibility of failure in education, low wages and a higher mortality," he said.
"We need to think seriously about the leave of absence for women who are pregnant, especially older ones, because of the likely benefits to be gained," lid.
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