What on earth is shift work? I’m on night shift looking after my baby. Is my baby giving me cancer!?
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Literally the only place on the page that says "shift work" is in the list of carcinogens, but I found this page on worksafe:
2.0 What is shift work? Shift work is any type of work that requires a worker to be awake when they would normally be asleep.
In the long-term, shift work can increase the likelihood of:
- gastrointestinal problems, such as peptic ulcers
- sleep problems, such as insomnia
- becoming obese
- developing colorectal, lung and breast cancer
- developing cardiovascular disease, including hypertension and coronary heart disease
- developing type 2 diabetes
- having a stroke
- early death.
Sooner rather than later your baby will be sleeping through the night and you'll no longer be on shift work. Also ask your partner to pitch in FFS.
this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2023
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