Manual handling risks in midwifery: identification of risk factors
- 1 November 1996
- journal article
- Published by Mark Allen Group in British Journal of Midwifery
- Vol. 4 (11) , 590-596
- https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.1996.4.11.590
Abstract
Midwifery has not been generally recognized as a highrisk area for work-related back pain. This article reviews some of the published work relating to manual handling operations in midwifery and uses an ergonomic approach, with qualitative data analysis to investigate identified risks.Keywords
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