Study links occupational exposures with risk of miscarriage News / Information Releases from other Sources Posted by JimEdwards on May 15, 2008 - 01:44 AM Anesthetic gases, radiation, pesticides are areas of concern for pregnant workers Source: [1] May 15, 2008 A new study out of Australia suggests that pregnant veterinarians who have occupational exposures to anesthetic gases, radiation, or pesticides may have twice the risk of miscarriage. Similar studies in the United States, however, have found only that occupational exposures to radiation or anesthetic gases have a weak or insignificant association with the risk of miscarriage among veterinarians or other veterinary personnel. Read more [2] ... This article is from World Veterinary Association   http://worldvet.org/ The URL for this story is:   http://worldvet.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=4250 Links in this article   [1] http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/may08/080515n.asp   [2] http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/may08/080515n.asp