PREGNANT WORKERS: Evolution of practices, evaluation of a specialised consultation and economic assessment of the application of protection, OProMa CPSLA

In 2015, Unisanté's Occupational Health and Environment Department set up a specialist consultation to advise pregnant workers on the suitability of their workplace, in response to the needs of those affected by the the Maternity Protection Ordinance, OProMa (l’Ordonnance sur la protection de la maternité): informing pregnant workers of their rights and their employers of their duties, providing support in the process of adapting the workplace and recommending that the gynaecologist advise on suitability for the workplace. This consultation, a pioneering initiative in Switzerland, is carried out by an occupational physician.
The aim of this project is to evaluate the services of the specialist consultation and the medical practice from several angles: changes in the practices of those involved, their evaluation of the OProMa DSTE-Unisanté cs and the economic evaluation of the application of maternity protection at work.
The project has 3 complementary components: quantitative data collection using indicators on the application of the OProMa by the consultants, their employer and gynaecologist at the end of the consultation, data collection using questionnaires from the stakeholders (mixed methodology) and an economic analysis from several perspectives.
This project will make it possible to monitor changes in the practices of the stakeholders involved, improve the quality of preventive care for the protection of maternity at work and involve companies more closely in the approach.