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dc.date.available2016-08-31T08:58:46Z
dc.date.issued1994
dc.identifier.citationSavona-Ventura, C., Sammut, M., Ducoffre, G. & Claeys, F. (1994). Chronic lead exposure and pregnancy . International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine, 6(1), 25-33en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/12047
dc.description.abstractThe objective of the study was to determine the effect of chronic lead exposure on pregnancy and the newborn. Cord blood was assayed for blood lead levels (PbB) in a randomly selected group of 82 Maltese newborns. Twenty-eight (34.1 %) neonates had a PbB level greater than 200 ,ug/l. Two trends appeared with increasing blood lead levels suggesting a decrease in newborn birth weight (r = - 0.1445, P = 0.207) and an increase in the duration of the first stage of spontaneous labour (r = 0.1385, P = 0.3043). There appeared to be no mean differences in maternal third trimester haemoglobin, duration of gestation, and previous pregnancy loss in infants with high PbB levels compared to infants with low PbB. Through its properties of inhibiting enzymatic function and its competitiveness with other minerals, calcium and zinc, chronic sub-toxic lead exposure during pregnancy may cause adverse effects on the neonate and pregnancy.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine,en_GB
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccessen_GB
dc.subjectFetus -- Effect of chemicals on -- Maltaen_GB
dc.subjectPrenatal influences -- Maltaen_GB
dc.subjectFetus -- Abnormalities -- Maltaen_GB
dc.subjectFetus -- Development -- Maltaen_GB
dc.subjectNewborn infants -- Health risk assessmenten_GB
dc.titleChronic lead exposure and pregnancyen_GB
dc.typearticleen_GB
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dc.description.reviewedN/Aen_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.3233/JRS-1994-6103
dc.contributor.creatorSavona-Ventura, Charles
dc.contributor.creatorSammut, Michael
dc.contributor.creatorDucoffre, Genevieve
dc.contributor.creatorClaeys, Francoise D.
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