title: Morbidity in neonates of mothers who have ingested aflatoxins.
abstract: This study was undertaken to assess whether aflatoxin M(1) concentrations in newborn infants correlated with those of their mothers and to determine whether the presence of aflatoxin M(1) in cord blood was associated with an increase in morbidity in the newborn. There was a strong correlation (r =0.797, p <0.0001) between mothers' and cord blood levels of aflatoxin. There was also a strong negative correlation between aflatoxin levels and birthweight (r =-0.565, p <0.001) but there was no association between aflatoxin M(1) concentration in maternal or cord blood and rates of jaundice or infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, PO Box 17666, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. yousef@uaeu.ac.ae
authors.forename: Yousef M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Abdulrazzaq
authors.forename: Nawal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Osman
authors.forename: Zuheir M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Yousif
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Trad
mesh_terms: D016607:Aflatoxin M1 / Q000097:blood / Q000633:toxicity*; D001724:Birth Weight; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D007565:Jaundice / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D009017:Morbidity; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D016607:Aflatoxin M1