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Nurses on nights: is your fertility put at risk by your shifts?
Female fertility, and what the evidence tells us about the impact of working nights on premenopausal women’s reproductive health
Female fertility, and what the evidence tells us about the impact of working nights on premenopausal women’s reproductive health
- Research points to associations between night working and elevated risk of miscarriage, endometriosis and disrupted periods
- Nurses’ employers and wider healthcare planners should understand and address implications of shift patterns on staff’s reproductive health
- Practical advice on lifestyle steps you can take if you are a nurse on nights and planning to conceive
Night-working female nurses and their reproductive health should be the subject of more in-depth research, say experts.
Studies have already found an association between night shifts and reduced fertility on female shift workers , as
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