Impact of Anesthetic Environment the Sex Ratio of the Children of Female Assistants

The aims of this multi center retrospective study was to determine:

* whether the sex ratio of the offspring of female assistants in anesthesia-resuscitation differs from that of the population at large * whether the assistants' work environment at the time of their offspring's conception influences the sex of their offspring

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Key information

Conditions

Anesthesia, General Anesthetics Adverse Reaction

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

ULiege

Liège, 4000, Belgium

Who can participate

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Female assistants in anesthesia-resuscitation in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (Belgium) who conceived one or more children in the course of their training between 2009 and 2019 and who delivered before the end of 2019 (cut-off: midnight on 31 December 2019)

Exclusion criteria

Male assistants in anesthesia-resuscitation
Female assistants in anesthesia-resuscitation who trained before 2009 or after 2019.
Female assistants in anesthesia-resuscitation who relied on medically assisted reproduction.

Treatment and study plan

Anesthetics, Inhalation

Drug

Work environmental exposure

Primary outcomes

Offspring sex ratio

Time frame: 5 years (duration of anesthesia training)

Offspring sex ratio of female anesthesia assistants will be recorded

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Liege

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Work Environment's Impact on the Sex Ratio of the Children of Resuscitation Anesthesia Assistants

Important dates

Study start: 2021
Primary completion: 2021
Study completion: 2021
First posted: Aug 31, 2020
Registry last updated: Dec 3, 2021

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