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...... Employers when questioned about the issues were quick to point out that pregnancy disrupted operations and cost the company money. The loss of talent for the period following birth and the administrative cost with regards to female pregnant employees was also high. There are many concerns that employers have with respect to cost of maintaining an employee who is no maternity leave. Some of the important considerations are pregnancy related sicknesses or inability to perform a task. For instance, a woman on a manufacturing shop floor might be expected to stand on her feet for the duration of shift. This might be very painful or inconvenient during the later stages of the pregnancies. In addition, some conditions might become hazardous as well. High noise pollution in the work environment requires that employers provided worker with ear plugs. But research also indicates that the fetus also suffers from the adverse effects of noise pollution
One study also indicated that pregnant women were less productive than a non pregnant woman when video of work performance were monitored. (Halpert, Wilson, & Hickman, 1993) It is important to note that performance of the pregnant woman (who were surveilled) prior to pregnancy was not

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