These same changes can also make a pregnant woman more prone to injury from lifting heavy objects or patients. What jobs commonly involve high physical demands? Many types of jobs can involve physical factors, including: Healthcare workers Manufacturing workers Construction crews Service workers Flight attendants Firefighters Childcare providers and teachers Farm and greenhouse workers Law enforcement officers What is not known?
Talk to your doctor about what level of strenuous physical activity is appropriate for you What can I do to reduce or eliminate exposure?
Discuss these recommendations for lifting during pregnancy image icon with your doctor. Where can I get more information? Leave by the 30th week if you are occasionally lifting weights over 50 pounds. Leave by the 34th week if you are repetitively lifting weights between 25 and 50 pounds. Jobs that involve toxic chemicals: The list of jobs that involve dangerous substances is miles long. Consider the artist who works with paint and solvents all day, the dry cleaner who breathes in cleaning fumes, the agricultural or horticultural worker who works with pesticides , the photographer who uses toxic chemicals to develop pictures, the tollbooth attendant who breathes in car and truck exhaust , or the printer who works with lead substances.
All these and countless other occupations cause harm to the fetus. Examine your work and substitute dangerous materials for safe ones perhaps by using water-based rather than lead-based paints.
You can avoid the toxic aspects of your work by asking for reassignment or protect yourself by wearing a facemask and using better ventilation. No matter what you do, be sure to talk to your doctor about your job and the dangers of toxic exposure.
Keep in mind that these are just guidelines. If you lifted weights regularly before getting pregnant, you may have no trouble lifting weights that are higher than the guidelines recommend. If you're not used to lifting heavy objects, and start to do so during pregnancy, these maximum recommended weight limits may be too high. To figure out what limit is right for you, check with your doctor, and watch out for warning signs that a weight is too heavy see below.
If your job requires heavy lifting or strenuous work, make sure you understand your rights under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and the laws in your state: If you're unable to perform your normal job duties because you're pregnant, you should be treated like any other employee with a temporary disability.
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