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postnatal [pōs′nād·əl] (medicine) Subsequent to birth. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A 2004 study performed by the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health found that children prenatally exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)--the combustion byproducts of traffic and industrial exhaust--and postnatally exposed to tobacco smoke had a higher risk of coughing and wheezing at their first birthday, and of difficulty breathing and having symptoms of asthma at age two. Growth in girls exposed in utero and postnatally to polybrominated biphenyls and polychlorinated biphenyls. We thought the mother was postnatally depressed, but she just did not understand what we were saying. |
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