Lead Level in Umbilical Cord Blood and its Effects on Newborns Anthropometry
Introduction: High concentration of blood lead is accompanied by adverse health effects on growth of foetus and the newborn. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine umbilical cord blood lead level and its relationship with birth weight, length and head circumference of the newborns in Abada...
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| description | Introduction: High concentration of blood lead is accompanied
by adverse health effects on growth of foetus and the
newborn.
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine umbilical cord
blood lead level and its relationship with birth weight, length
and head circumference of the newborns in Abadan, Iran.
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 3
ml blood was collected from the umbilical cord vein in 147
newborns, immediately after the birth. Blood lead was measured
using atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Data collection
instruments included demographic questionnaire (age of
mother, gestational age, newborn gender, job and education of
mother) and also data registration form (umbilical cord blood
lead concentration, weight, length, and head circumference
of newborn). Data was analyzed with SPSS software version
16.0.
Results: The mean of umbilical cord blood lead was determined
0.65±0.32 µg/dl (0.3-1.35 µg/dl). The decrease of birth weight
with increased blood lead level was small and was not
statistically significant. There was reverse significant correlation
between umbilical cord blood lead level and birth length and
head circumference. There was no significant correlation
between blood lead and other variables such as age, weight,
education and job of mother and gestational age.
Conclusion: Umbilical blood lead level was determined <5 µg/
dl. Excess of umbilical cord blood lead caused decreasing birth
weight, length and head circumference of the newborns. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d99ec385eb9f4332b3b3319bbfc2e6e02022-12-22T03:02:14ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2017-06-01116SC01SC0410.7860/JCDR/2017/24865.10016Lead Level in Umbilical Cord Blood and its Effects on Newborns AnthropometryAkbari-Nassaji Neda0Sabeti Fahimeh1Ziaei Kajbaf Tahereh2Fakharzadeh Leila3Nazari Zahra4Cheraghian Bahman5Cham Kouri Narges6MS, Department of Nursing, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran; Abadan School of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran.MS, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran; Department of Pediatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Aboozar Children's Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.MS, Department of Nursing, Abadan School of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran.MS, Nanotechnology Research Center, Department of Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.PhD Scholar, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Research Center for Infectious Diseases of Digestive System, School of Public Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.PhD Student, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Abadan School of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran.Introduction: High concentration of blood lead is accompanied by adverse health effects on growth of foetus and the newborn. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine umbilical cord blood lead level and its relationship with birth weight, length and head circumference of the newborns in Abadan, Iran. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 3 ml blood was collected from the umbilical cord vein in 147 newborns, immediately after the birth. Blood lead was measured using atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Data collection instruments included demographic questionnaire (age of mother, gestational age, newborn gender, job and education of mother) and also data registration form (umbilical cord blood lead concentration, weight, length, and head circumference of newborn). Data was analyzed with SPSS software version 16.0. Results: The mean of umbilical cord blood lead was determined 0.65±0.32 µg/dl (0.3-1.35 µg/dl). The decrease of birth weight with increased blood lead level was small and was not statistically significant. There was reverse significant correlation between umbilical cord blood lead level and birth length and head circumference. There was no significant correlation between blood lead and other variables such as age, weight, education and job of mother and gestational age. Conclusion: Umbilical blood lead level was determined <5 µg/ dl. Excess of umbilical cord blood lead caused decreasing birth weight, length and head circumference of the newborns.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/10016/24865_CE[Ra1]_F(GH)_PF1(PrGGH)_PFA(P_PrG).pdfbirth weightblood leadfetal development |
| spellingShingle | Akbari-Nassaji Neda Sabeti Fahimeh Ziaei Kajbaf Tahereh Fakharzadeh Leila Nazari Zahra Cheraghian Bahman Cham Kouri Narges Lead Level in Umbilical Cord Blood and its Effects on Newborns Anthropometry Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research birth weight blood lead fetal development |
| title | Lead Level in Umbilical Cord Blood and its Effects on Newborns Anthropometry |
| title_full | Lead Level in Umbilical Cord Blood and its Effects on Newborns Anthropometry |
| title_fullStr | Lead Level in Umbilical Cord Blood and its Effects on Newborns Anthropometry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lead Level in Umbilical Cord Blood and its Effects on Newborns Anthropometry |
| title_short | Lead Level in Umbilical Cord Blood and its Effects on Newborns Anthropometry |
| title_sort | lead level in umbilical cord blood and its effects on newborns anthropometry |
| topic | birth weight blood lead fetal development |
| url | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/10016/24865_CE[Ra1]_F(GH)_PF1(PrGGH)_PFA(P_PrG).pdf |
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