THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO SMALL DOSES OF LEAD IN THE PRENATAL AND INTRANATAL PERIOD ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FETUS

NATO GORGADZE; JUMBER UNGIADZE; MANANA GIORGOBIANI; VERA BAZIARI; KHATUNA LOMAURI; DAVIT KOHELET

doi:10.52340/jecm.2023.03.19

THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO SMALL DOSES OF LEAD IN THE PRENATAL AND INTRANATAL PERIOD ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FETUS

Authors

NATO GORGADZE
JUMBER UNGIADZE
MANANA GIORGOBIANI
VERA BAZIARI
KHATUNA LOMAURI
DAVIT KOHELET

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52340/jecm.2023.03.19

Keywords:

fetus, placenta, newborn, lead, impact

Abstract

Among the most dangerous substances that have a negative impact on the human body, lead occupies the second place. It has no physiological importance in the human body and therefore it can accumulate over time, causing harmful long-term effects. It is especially dangerous for pregnant women, since previously stored lead is released into the blood during pregnancy, and has the capacity to freely pass through the placental barrier and harm the fetus. We studied the level of lead exposure in the prenatal and intranatal period and its effect on the characteristics of the fetus, newborn and placenta. Our data revealed differences in relation to gestation and gender, as well as the levels of lead in the blood when the effect was maximal.

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