Accommodation and Occupational Safety for Pregnant Military Personnel.

Abstract

The 'Accommodation and Occupational Safety for Pregnant Military Personnel' Study (commonly referred to as Pregnant Women's Study or PWS) is a cooperative effort between the United States Air Force 74th Medical Group, Armstrong Laboratory's Computenzed Anthropomernc Research and Design (CARD) Laboratory, and SYTRONICS, Incorporated under a research grant from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command. The purpose of this Study is to collect a set of traditional anthropometric data as well as a three-dimensional whole body scan data set for a sample population of approximately 25 pregnant women. This Study will address body shape changes during pregnancy. The Study objectives are to: Characterize size and shape changes for a sample population of 25 pregnant women, and Provide recommendations for future research that evaluates the occupational constraints placed on pregnant women due to their changing body size and capabilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 15, 1997
Accession Number
ADA331005

Entities

People

  • Barbara K. Mcquiston

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abdomen
  • Air Force
  • Arm Bones
  • Data Sets
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Pain
  • Pregnancy
  • Skeletal Muscle
  • Spinal Column
  • Thorax
  • Three Dimensional
  • United States

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