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Abstract
Pesticides are a category of chemicals that are formulated to fill or repel a pest or halt its reproduction. Within this category there are a range of subcategories, such as insecticides, fecngicioles, rodenticides, pediculocides and biocides (Gilden, 2010).
Exposure to pesticides can occur via inhalation, ingestion, dermal contact, or across the placenta (Colblorn, 2006).
Although pesticide use is widespread, little is known about potential adverse health effect of inutero exposure to these pesticides.
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of pesticide exposure during pregnancy on respiratory health of the neonates.
Our study was done in Boulak EL Dakror hospital in pregnant women coming in labour to emergency unit.
These cases were classified according to their pesticide activities into pesticide non user (First group) about 1000 women and pesticide user (Second group) about 1000 women.
Women of both groups were medically free and their gestational age was between 34 weeks to 40 week.
After delivery the babies were examined carefully and those with respiratory problems were transferred to ICU neonates At ICU neonates babies were classified according to their mother’s pesticide activities into babies of pesticide non user mothers (First group) and babies of pesticide user mothers (Second group). Babies of both groups were farther classified according to their gestational age, weight and cause of admission.
After statistical analysis of the results our study demonstrated that there is positive correlation between antenatal pesticide exposure and low birth weigh, low gestational age and consequently increased percentage of infant suffering from RDS.