Many mothers drink during pregnancy dangerous a lot of coffee: neonatal caffeine exposure can now be measured in the baby's hair

Finnish mothers drink according to a recent study coffee more than recommended limits. Caffeine is thought that high doses increase the risk of development and health. The researchers seek to determine whether pregnant caffeine intake recommendation for the boundaries to change.Coffee has been found to be also numerous health effects.

the Ongoing Finnish study according to a part of the Finnish mothers get caffeine over the recommended limits.

Fetal caffeine exposure is thought to be particularly large finns expect to have, because the coffee consumed in Finland more than anywhere else in the world.

the European recommended limit for safe intake of caffeine for pregnant women is less than 200 milligrams daily, or about 2-3 cups of filter coffee a day.

the Same recommendation is valid also in Finland.

scientists have sorted out the baby of caffeine exposure with the new method, which caffeine accumulation measured in neonatal hair.

caffeine exposure is seen in neonatal hair of several months of pregnancy period, says doctoral student Lauri Uusitalo .

He is with Kuopio university hospital in mission KuBiCo study, which has now developed a new method of intrauterine exposure to measure, together with the university of Eastern Finland department of pharmacy.

the New method allows the newborn's hair can be measured through the mother has become prone to doing: caffeine but also drugs, intoxicants and plastic pehmentäjiä, i.e. phthalates. Mostphotos

Uusitalo, caffeine long-term effects on the health of the baby has been studied so far in the Finnish population very little.

the Previous screen caffeine drawbacks has been based on the mother the nutrition surveys and the fetus obtained by the actual exposure not known.

after the Birth to take the hair sample the advantage is that it is seen in the fetus-term caffeine intake over the last month of pregnancy period.

When my mom drinking coffee, it contains caffeine pass into the mother's bloodstream to the fetus. Fetal hair starts to grow around mid-pregnancy, when the blood flow of the caffeine is transferred to the growing hair and the uptake is measured after birth.

Caffeine passes through the placenta

Pregnant women ingested caffeine is thought to high doses to cause the resulting children's health.

Uusitalo, a high dose is considered the world more than 400 to 600 milligrams of caffeine a day.

xanthine compounds include caffeine passes through the placenta and not the fetus can't handle the caffeine effectively.

a Great caffeine exposure can previous international studies, join, inter alia, premature birth risk and the fetus small press of balance.

Copious amounts of coffee and cola beverages intake is according to studies, have been common also among children, overweight, learning difficulties and cancers such as leukemia and rare aivokasvaimiin. Links, however, are unclear and require more research.

hidden caffeine is also in chocolate

the Study involved 2900:to the mother up to 44 percent got the rest of the pregnancy nutrition questionnaire on the basis of caffeine over the recommended limit. In addition, 300 of the newborn hiusnäytteistä measured caffeine intake suggests that mothers are rated the caffeine I can get it done on the low side.

the Study measured children caffeine low concentrations, even in pregnancies where mothers indicated that they received caffeine at all.

Uusitalo, may be, that the mother of the caffeine is hidden caffeine, which can, for example, chocolate.

Caffeine occurs naturally in many foods and beverages, such as coffee and tea.

Mother has been perhaps the most difficult to identify having used caffeine-containing products.

according to the survey, 80% of mothers from getting the caffeine however coffee.

re-born recipient of the double readers

Especially re-born recipient of the caffeine intake as well as a children's hair measured caffeine was almost double that of the first confinement compared to.

Uusitalo, according to the results, it can be also concluded that the re-born recipient of the caffeine filtration placenta to the fetus is easier than the first.

– however, This requires further investigation.

next, the birth mother received caffeine in particular kolajuomista and chocolate. Again, the birth mother again drank to the researchers surprise, the two times higher doses of energy drinks.

why caffeine sources are different for first-time mothers and again give birth between not yet known.

Especially in the re-confinement appear according to the study, get caffeine over the recommended amount. Mostphotos caffeine components of ADHD?

the aim of the Study is in the future to examine caffeine effects on pregnancy progression and the health of the child, but also to clarify the pregnancy diet recommendations.

Next, the researchers plan to figure out how to caffeine exposure affect the child's early behavior, such as sleeping and anxiety.

we Investigated whether newborns noticeable withdrawal symptoms much caffeine other central nervous system active compounds. Or is caffeine the supply connection, for example, ADHD-type disorders.

Uusitalo, according to the majority of caffeine intake, potential adverse effects should be taken seriously, but also remember caffeine the benefits.

– It is arguably also a huge benefit. For example, in the icu of caffeine is used the fact that the baby's breathing activate would work more efficiently.

the Future could be explored, for example, can the mother enjoyed by the caffeine affects premature babies born with breathing.

Drugs and päihteetkin views

newborn's hair can be measured also in the other through the mother has become prone to doing: nutrients, medications and drugs, air pollution, and other environmental compounds.

studies of newborns hiusnäytteistä found, inter alia, drugs and the environment of the mother's food or the breathing air through the of the hormone häiriköiksi, such as plastics plasticizers.

Uusitalo, according to the method can also be measured in the fetus early in the stress hormone levels.

the stress hormone cortisol increase, for example, anxiety or depression.

– It gives an opportunity to assess the fetal long-term cortisol levels and stress to the environment such as maternal stress effect.

so far, the methods it is possible to use only for research use. Method expensive because of the clinical health care use cases of pregnancy and childbirth related not to Uusitalo are in sight.