| Association of maternal blood lead level during pregnancy with child blood lead level and pregnancy outcome in kuwait. | |
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PMID: 22292711 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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High blood lead levels (BLL) in pregnancy are associated with poor pregnancy outcome and neuro-behavioral deficits in infants. We investigated the prevalence of high BLL in pregnant women and its impact on pregnancy outcome in Kuwait. Blood from 194 mother-infant pairs were analyzed for lead by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry. Data were collected on birth weight, crown-heel length, head circumference, APGAR score, gestational age, and placental weight. Results revealed that 28% of pregnant women and 58% of infants had BLL >10 g/dL. Cord BLL was significantly higher than maternal BLL (10.92 vs. 5.77 g/dL, p < .001). Maternal BLL was not significantly associated with any of the outcome variables tested, whereas, cord BLL was a significant negative predictor of APGAR score only in boys. A significant proportion of pregnant women and their children in Kuwait have lead levels well above the safety limit, which is a matter of public health concern. |
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Abdur Rahman; Haila A G Al-Rashidi; Abdul-Rehman Khan |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Ecology of food and nutrition Volume: 51 ISSN: 1543-5237 ISO Abbreviation: Ecol Food Nutr Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2012-02-01 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0315073 Medline TA: Ecol Food Nutr Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 40-57 Citation Subset: IM |
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a Department of Family Sciences , College for Women, Kuwait University , Kuwait. |
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