ReviewMaternal and child health journal2013
Examining pica in NYC pregnant women with elevated blood lead levels.
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- A meta-analysis of pica and micronutrient status.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology CouncilPooled it
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- Desiderosmia: a manifestation of iron deficiency in pregnancy.BMJ case reports · 2022Article
- Chelation during sequential pregnancies: A case report with a twist.Obstetric medicine · 2022Article
- Geophagia: Benefits and potential toxicity to human-A review.Frontiers in public health · 2022Review
- Low-level Lead Exposure Impairs Fronto-executive Functions: A Call to Update the DSM-5 with Lead Poisoning as a Neurodevelopmental Disorder.Psychology & neuroscience · 2020Article
- Blood Lead Levels in U.S. Women of Childbearing Age, 1976-2016.Environmental health perspectives · 2020Article
- Metal Concentrations in Newcomer Women and Environmental Exposures: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Pica and Eating Attitudes: A Study of High-Risk Pregnancies.Maternal and child health journal · 2016Article
- Ask about ice, then consider iron.Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners · 2016Article
- Anaemia in pregnant adolescent girls with malaria and practicing pica.The Pan African medical journal · 2016Article
- Prevalence and risk factors for pica during pregnancy in Tehran, Iran.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2015Article
- Low Levels of Awareness of Lead Hazards among Pregnant Women in a High Risk--Johannesburg Neighbourhood.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2015Article
- Pica during pregnancy among Mexican-born women: a formative study.Maternal & child nutrition · 2015Article
- The Association Between Postpartum Depression and Pica During Pregnancy.Global journal of health science · 2015Article
- Psychobiobehavioral Model for Preterm Birth in Pregnant Women in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.BioMed research international · 2015Review
- Pickles and ice cream! Food cravings in pregnancy: hypotheses, preliminary evidence, and directions for future research.Frontiers in psychology · 2014Article
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Abstract
We sought to describe the impact of pica, the craving for and intentional ingestion of substances not defined as food, as a risk factor for lead poisoning in New York City (NYC) pregnant women. In order to describe pregnant women with elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) who report pica, NYC health department data from 491 cases of lead-poisoned pregnant women from January 2001 to June 2009 were reviewed. Descriptive frequencies were obtained for women reporting pica. Data were compared between women reporting and not reporting pica. In NYC, of the 43 (9%) lead-poisoned pregnant women reporting pica, 42 (97.7%) were immigrants and 28 (64.6%) had consumed soil. Compared to lead-poisoned pregnant women not reporting pica, women reporting pica had higher peak BLLs (29.5 vs. 23.8 μg/dL, P = 0.0001), were more likely to have had a BLL ≥ 45 μg/dL (OR = 3.3, 95% CI, 1.25, 8.68) and receive chelation (OR = 10.88, 95% CI, 1.49, 79.25), more likely to have emigrated from Mexico (OR = 3.05, 95% CI, 1.38–6.72), and less likely to have completed high school (OR = indeterminate; 0 vs. 34%; P = 0.003). Among NYC lead-poisoned pregnant women, pica was associated with higher peak BLLs. Providers in NYC, and possibly other urban settings, should be vigilant and question pregnant women, especially immigrants, about pica and strongly consider testing this at-risk population for lead poisoning.
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