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SUBMITTER: Braun JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4068833 | biostudies-other | 2014 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Braun Joseph M JM Wright Rosalind J RJ Just Allan C AC Power Melinda C MC Tamayo Y Ortiz Marcela M Schnaas Lourdes L Hu Howard H Wright Robert O RO Tellez-Rojo Martha Maria MM
Environmental health : a global access science source 20140610 1
<h4>Background</h4>Lead (Pb) exposure during pregnancy may increase the risk of adverse maternal, infant, or childhood health outcomes by interfering with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal-axis function. We examined relationships between maternal blood or bone Pb concentrations and features of diurnal cortisol profiles in 936 pregnant women from Mexico City.<h4>Methods</h4>From 2007-11 we recruited women from hospitals/clinics affiliated with the Mexican Social Security System. Pb was measured in b ...[more]