Reproductive History and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Commercial Flight Crew and Air Traffic Control Officers in the United Kingdom: "Objective: To examine reproductive outcomes among flight crew.
Methods: Ten thousand two hundred five flight crew members and a control group of 2118 air traffic control officers completed a questionnaire in 2001 to 2004, United Kingdom.
Results: Similar proportions of flight crew and air traffic control officers reported having ever had difficulties in conceiving a baby. Risks of miscarriages and congenital malformations among pregnancies fathered by men who did not differ by occupation, but stillbirth risk was higher among flight crew (odds ratio = 2.85; 95% CI = 1.30-6.23). Among pregnancies reported by women, risks of miscarriage and stillbirth did not differ by occupation but risk of congenital malformations was higher among flight crew (odds ratio = 2.37; 95% CI = 0.43-13.06).
Conclusions: Flight crew-related exposures were not associated with adverse reproductive outcomes except for possible links, based on small numbers, between paternal exposure and stillbirths and maternal exposure and congenital malformations.
(C)2009The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine"
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