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Maternal and Umbilical Cord Blood Lead Levels and pregnancy outcomes: A Hospital Based Enquiry
Middle East Journal of Family Medicine, 06/12/09

Al-Jawadi AA et al. - The maternal geometric mean of blood lead concentration is significantly higher than that of the umbilical cord with a significant positive correlation between the two values. The present study revealed that high maternal blood lead value is significantly associated with the development of hypertension during pregnancy and giving a low birth weight baby, with a small head circumference. Study results have provided information needed to be transferred to decision makers to implement measures to effectively eliminate lead from the environment and to protecting future generations from its deleterious effects.

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Asma A. Al-Jawadi, 06/27/09

Dear Sir, This article is a part of an M.sc. work in Mosul city in the north of Iraq .Previously we did another work to determine the blood lead level among <5 yeas old children and non pegnant women in child bearing age which prooved a rather high figures.It seems that lead pollution is a problem in Mosul city . A further investigation that covers other population groups in Mosul is needed.

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