[Studies on the scope of labour contraindication for female workers]

According to the physiological characteristics of women and the specific effects of occupational hazards on the female, the medical basis of the scope of labour contraindications for female workers was discussed. The condition of female workers engaged in harmful works was investigated at 263 factories in 11 cities. In addition, an evaluation of the adverse effects on women's reproductive function of 28 harmful occupational factors was carried out. On this basis the range of labour contraindication for female workers was proposed.