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New Findings from M. Vigeh and Co-Authors in the Area of Pregnancy Published

Published in OBGYN and Reproduction Week, May 2nd, 2011

2011 MAY 2 -- According to a study from Kanagawa, Japan, "Although occupational and environmental exposures to lead have been dramatically reduced in recent decades, adverse pregnancy outcomes have been observed at 'acceptable' levels of blood lead concentrations (<= 10 mu g/dl). Blood samples were collected from 348 singleton pregnant women, aged 16-35 years, during the first trimester of pregnancy (8-12 weeks) for lead measurement by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry."

"were followed up and divided into two groups (preterm and full-term deliveries) according to duration of gestation. The average (range) and geometric means of blood lead...

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