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We compared 1530 physicians aged 25 to 50 years old who worked and had singleton births between 2007 and 2013 with 3060 white-collar workers matched by age groups, groups of monthly insured payroll-related premiums, previous cesarean delivery, perinatal history anemia, and gestational diabetes mellitus. The logistic regression models were used to assess the labor and delivery complications between the two groups. Multivariate analysis revealed that physicians had a significantly higher risk of placenta previa (odds ratio (OR) 1.35, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.08\u20131.69) and other malpresentation (OR 1.86, 95% CI 1.45\u20132.39) than white-collar workers, whereas they had a significantly lower risk of placental abruption (OR 0.53, 95% CI 0.40\u20130.71), preterm delivery (OR 0.75, 95% CI 0.61\u20130.92), and premature rupture of membranes (OR 0.72, 95% CI 0.59\u20130.88). Increased risks of some adverse labor and delivery complications were observed among physicians, when compared to white-collar workers. 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