Maternal risk factors associated with lead, mercury and cadmium levels in umbilical cord blood, breast milk and newborn hair

Dursun, Arzu; YURDAKÖK, KADRİYE; YALÇIN, ŞUAYİB; Tekinalp, GÜLSEVİN; Aykut, Osman; Orhan, Gunnur; Morgil, Goksel

doi:10.3109/14767058.2015.1026255

Maternal risk factors associated with lead, mercury and cadmium levels in umbilical cord blood, breast milk and newborn hair

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Dursun A., YURDAKÖK K., YALÇIN Ş., Tekinalp G., Aykut O., Orhan G., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE, cilt.29, sa.6, ss.954-961, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 6
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.3109/14767058.2015.1026255
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.954-961
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Lead (Pb), mercury (Hg) and cadmium (Cd) are environmental pollutants that are wide spread throughout the world. The present study aimed to investigate the level of exposure to Pb, Hg and Cd during the prenatal period, and the possible routes of maternal exposure to these toxic heavy metals.Participants: The study included 123 mothers and their newborns. Umbilical cord blood samples were collected immediately after delivery, and breast milk and newborn hair samples were collected between postpartum d 3 and 10.Results: Among the 121 cord blood samples that were analyzed, Pb was present in 120 (99.2%) and the mean level was 1.661.60 mu gdL(-1) (range: