Authors
- Lida Moghaddam Banaem
- Seyyedeh Samira Mokhlesi
- Masoud Kimiagar
- Minor Lamieyan
- Leila Ghalekhandabi
- Siamak Mohebbi
Abstract
Introduction and Objective: Premature rupture of membranes (PROM) is one of the leading causes of preterm delivery and Potential adverse in prenatal. Given the importance of certain factors and lack of it's predisposing to this complication, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between PROM and the mother's blood lead level in first half of pregnancy.
Materials and Methods: This longitudinal study has done on 110 pregnant women at 14-20 weeks gestational age at clinics in teaching hospitals affiliated to Tehran University in the years 1389-1390.Obtainig blood samples to measure lead in enrollment and demographic and pregnancy questionnaire was completed. Data were analyzed by SPSS16 software and Corelation Spearman, χ2, Man-Whitney U, Linear regression tests and P
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