[Histonet] pregnancy in histology lab

[Bonnie J. McMahill]

I've been working in the histology lab for almost 30 years (yikes!!) - so... many of my co-workers and myself have gone thru pregnancies.  I can't think of any out of the normal pregnancies, deliveries, or health effects that could be attributed with our work environment.  We currently try to accommodate for any restriction-requests by the pregnant worker. If they don't want any fume exposure, then they won't be assigned duties such as coverslipping (which is automated) or working in the gross room.  It's always good to stress the use of PPE's to everyone, especially when a concern about pregnancy is brought up. Our fumes are carefully monitored, and not a risk for any of the staff, but I do understand the concerns when pregnant.   Recently a new mom expressed concern about what she was doing during the 1st few weeks before she found out she was pregnant. Her main concern was the 3-4 drinks of alcohol she had on a Saturday night, not what she was doing at work....
 
Bonnie McMahill
InCyte Pathology
Spokane, WA

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