Umbilical Cord Blood Lead Levels and Neonatal Behaviour | Zendy

M. L. de Cáceres | Zendy; Francesc Botet | Zendy; Costas i Moragas C | Zendy; S. Rosales | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Umbilical Cord Blood Lead Levels and Neonatal Behaviour

Author(s) -

M. L. de Cáceres,

Francesc Botet,

Costas i Moragas C,

S. Rosales

Publication year - 1995

Publication title -

behavioural neurology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.859

H-Index - 48

eISSN - 1875-8584

pISSN - 0953-4180

DOI - 10.1155/1995/610158

Subject(s) - habituation , umbilical cord , cord blood , psychology , pathological , developmental psychology , medicine , lead (geology) , audiology , pediatrics , anatomy , biology , paleontology

Negative correlations have been found between cord blood lead levels and scores on the Brazelton Neonatal Behaviour Assessment in 30 otherwise healthy newborns. Items in the Habituation, Orientation and Regulation of state clusters, particularly those items related to self-regulatory, self-quieting and auditory habituation, showed lower scores (worse performance) in those newborns with higher cord blood lead levels. These disturbances are potentially important since this type of behavior may interfere with the normal process of adaptation to their environment, leading to a less than optimal bonding between newborns and their carers.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research