Iron deficiency in pregnancy and its association with blood lead and manganese levels in offspring in Benin, Sub-Saharan Africa
Elevated BLL and BML in infants were positively associated with ID and/or IDA prenatally during at least one ANC visit, while in infancy, infant ID and IDA were positively associated with elevated BLL only. Infants with ID and IDA showed higher BLL but not BML. This suggests that ID prenatally and during infancy may contribute to high blood lead concentrations in infants, which can lead to neurotoxicity. Treating ID and IDA is critical to prevent toxicity caused by high BLL in infants.
Authors
- Shukrullah Ahmadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7071-8761)
- Pierre Dumas
- Florence Bodeau‐Livinec (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4266-6287)
- Pierre Ayotte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1970-7252)
- Philippe Glorennec (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4450-0878)
- Roméo Zoumenou
- Achille Massougbodji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1588-485X)
- Barbara Le Bot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9463-0924)
- Raymond Van Huizen
Institutions
- Inserm (FR)
- Mère et enfant en milieu tropical : pathogènes, système de santé et transition épidémiologique (FR)
- Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec (CA)
- The Quebec Population Health Research Network (CA)
- Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail (FR)
- Université de Rennes (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Early Human Development
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2025.106255
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00