• ​​​Clinical Overview of Heat and Pregnancy (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention): This guidance document is intended to help support conversations with pregnant women on the impact of heat on pregnancy to empower them to take protective actions on hot days. It includes the “CHILL'D out" questionnaire.
  
• Lifting Guidelines during Pregnancy (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health): Infographic that gives provisional recommended weight limits for lifting at work during pregnancy.
• MotherToBaby Fact Sheets (MothertoBaby): Searchable factsheets about common exposures during pregnancy and breastfeeding, including medications, recreational substances, cosmetic treatments, health conditions, infections, vaccines, and more. Available in English and Spanish.
• Phthalates and Bisp​henol A (PDF) (The Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units): A guide giving healthcare providers information on the risks of phthalates.
• "Pregnant on the Job," What to Expect When You're Expecting. 5^th Edition. (Murkoff, H., 2016, Chapter 7): Book chapter that includes information on staying safe on the job, navigating unfair treatment at work and other relevant topics.
• Prevent Heat Illness Among Pregnant Workers (U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration): Information on heat illness among pregnant workers, offering guidance to ensure their health and safety in the workplace.​​
  

• Guidelines for Drafting Work Accommodation Notes f​or Pregnant and Postpartum Patients (PDF, 1MB)​ (Center for WorkLife Law, University of California Law San Franscico): Resources and guidelines recommended by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) for obstetric care providers to help assist their patients to obtain accommodations by writing work notes to employers.
• Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment (University of California, San Francisco): Resources and guidelines for clinicians on reproductive health risks and prevention strategies.
• Reproductive Health Toolkit (University of Washington, Occupational Safety and Health Continuing Education): Comprehensive tools for employers with information and guidance to assess harmful workplace exposures that can affect the reproductive health of all employees along with resources for workers/patients.​
  

• ​​​​Chemical Hazard and Alternatives Toolbox (ChemHat) (Industrial Division of the Communication Workers of America): Searchable database designed by workers with information about the hazards of chemicals in the workplace, including effects on fertility and on children of exposed mothers.
• Common Reproductive Chemical Hazards (Stanford University Environmental Health and Safety): A tool for researchers, employees, and students in academia and research exposures.
• MotherToBaby (Organization of Teratology Information Specialists): Evidence-based information on the safety of medications and other exposures during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
• National Toxicology Program (NTP) Center for the Evaluation of Risk to Human Reproduction (CERHR) (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services): This is a list of “Report on Carcinogens" monographs (cancer health effects) and NTP monographs (noncancer health effects).
• NIOSH List of Haz​ardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings (PDF) (National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health): This document helps healthcare employers identify drugs considered by NIOSH to be hazardous, including drugs which primarily pose a risk to pregnant or lactating workers or those trying to conceive.
  
• Occupational Reproductive Health Toolkit Database and Resources (University of Washington, Occupational Safety and Health Continuing Education): Databases and other resources for identifying and managing occupational reproductive health risks.
• Pregnant Workers and Ionizing Radiation (U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration): A list of resources for guidance related to ionizing radiation and pregnant workers.
• Prop 65 List (California Environmental Protection Agency Office of Environmental Health Hazards Assessment): Searchable database mandated by California law that contains a wide range of naturally occurring and synthetic chemicals that are listed for cancer, reproductive and/or developmental harms.
• Reproductive Health and The Workplace (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention): Links provide information on workplace hazards affecting and reproductive health, intended for workers, safety professionals, and clinicians.
• ReproTox (The Reproductive Toxicology Center):  A searchable database with summaries of human and animal reproductive toxicity data from a variety of sources. [Paid subscription, free to students and trainees]
• Teratogen Information System (TERIS) (University of Washington Shepard's Catalog of Teratogenic Agents):  Shepard's Catalog provides information on the teratologic effects of drugs, chemicals and infectious agents. The catalog reviews information from human, animal and in vitro studies on over 3,700 agents. [Paid subscripti​on]​​​​
  

• Environmental and Occupational Risks to Reproductive Health in Women Service Members and Veterans (Frontiers in Public Health): This mini review highlights what is currently known about the impact of military-related environmental and occupational exposures on women's reproductive health and identifies key gaps in the literature (2025).
• Occupational Factors Affecting Women Workers' Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes in Oil, Gas, and Mining Industry: A Scoping Review (Public Health Reviews): This review identifies the occupational factors that influence women's sexual and reproductive health outcomes in the oil, gas and mining industry (2022).
• Female Reproductive Health and Exposure to Phthalates and Bisphenol A: A Cross-Sectional Study (Toxics): A study assessing whether exposure to phthalates and BPA can be correlated with specific reproductive disorders in a female population with reproductive difficulties, and to investigate possible sources of exposure (2021).
• Employment Considerations During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period (Obstetrics and Gynecology): Overview for clinicians to understand protections for working mothers (2018).
• 'Will My Work Affect My Pregnancy?' Resources for Anticipating and Answering Patients' Questions (American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology): Article on workplace exposures during pregnancy and breastfeeding (2016).
• Clinical Guidelines for Occupational Lifting in Pregnancy: Evidence Summary and Provisional Recommendations (American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology): This report proposes criteria to guide decisions by medical providers about permissible weights for lifting tasks performed at work over the course of an uncomplicated pregnancy (2015).
• The Effects of Workplace Hazards on Female Reproductive Health (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health): A report detailing the impact of workplace hazards on female reproductive health (1999).

​Male Reproductive Health:​

• ​​​Male Reproductive Health Crisis: Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Racial Inequities (Collaborative on Health and the Environment, UCSF Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment, and others): Webinar (2021).
• Endocrine‐Disrupting Chemicals and Male Reproductive Health (Reproductive Medicine and Biology): This review critically evaluates the research performed on novel treatments and early prevention of the effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on male fertility and explores potential harmful effects of EDCs in animals and humans, including the possibility of trans‐generational transmission (2020).
• Assessing the Reproductive Health of Men With Occupational Exposures (Asian Journal of Andrology): A scholarly article that examines the risks and impacts of various workplace hazards on male reproductive health, emphasizing the need for protective measures and regulations to safeguard workers (2013).
• Occupational Hazards for the Male Reproductive System (Critical Reviews in Toxicology):  A review of peer-reviewed literature on the teratogenic effects and the necessity for safe handling of chemicals in the workplace, specifically focusing on the impact of workplace hazards on male reproductive health (2008).
• How Work-Place Conditions, Environmental Toxicants and Lifestyle Affect Male Reproductive Function (International Journal of Andrology): A journal article that examines the significant effects of occupational hazards and lifestyle choices on male reproductive health (2002).
• The Effects of Workplace Hazards on Male Reproductive Health (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health): A report on the reproductive health risks faced by men in the workplace (1996).
• The Hazard Evaluation System and Information Service: A Physician's Resource in Toxicology and Occupational Medicine (The Western Journal of Medicine): A report written by the former lead of the Hazard Evaluation System and Information Service (HESIS) about the program's origins in relation to male chemical plant workers' reproductive health (1982).
  

• ​​Reproductive Toxic Chemicals at Work and Efforts to Protect Workers' Health: A Literature Review (Safety and Health at Work): Scholarly article that provides an overview of peer-reviewed literature regarding the teratogenic impact and need for safe handling of chemicals in the workplace (2017).
• Summary: State-of-the-Art Report on Reproductive Toxicants (European Agency for Safety and Health at Work): A summary that presents the results of a report that examines the current knowledge on workplace risks to reproduction for both females and males (2017).
• Reproductive and Developmental Hazard Management (American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine):  This guidance document describes measures to assess the magnitude of potential reproductive and developmental risks in the workplace and presents options to manage the uncertainty associated with these risks (2016).
• Workplace Chemical ​Hazards to Reproductive Health (PDF, 25MB)​ (California Department of Public Health Hazard Evaluation System and Information Service):  HESIS booklet on workplace chemical hazards and their i​mpact o​n reproductive heal​th (1999).​
  

• California Department of Public Health Occupational Health Branch through the Hazard Evaluation System and Information Service (HESIS) Workplace Hazard Helpline (866) 282-5516 -  toll-free number for California callers
  
• Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Unit 
  
• MotherToBaby 
  
• CDC-INFO