Study of TSH hormones and arsenic in pregnant womencompared to umbilical cord blood for neonate in Basrah. Iraq

Abstract

Arsenic exposure during pregnancy may have relatively few and uncertain effects on the mother and the unborn child with regard to thyrotoxicosis. In a prospective birth cohort research, the objectives of this investigation were to investigate the correlation between maternal and newborn thyroid hormone parameters and levels of arsenic exposure in cord and mother serum.
Methods: The birth research conducted at the Basrah Maternity Hospital served as the basis for the study, which included 108 mother-neonatal pairings. The chemiluminescence ICP-OES Spectroscopy Technique was used to measure the exposure variables, including maternal serum arsenic levels and TSH levels, in the third trimester. The geometric averages of arsenic exposure levels during the ninth month of pregnancy were (1.110.50) g/L and (1.020.48 g/L in cord serum, respectively. maternal TSH levels were (1.971.36 IU/mL) and (3.342.99) by geometric means in the third trimester.