Is left-handedness a sensitive marker of prenatal exposures or indicators of fetal growth?
- 1 December 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Scandinavian Journal of Social Medicine
- Vol. 23 (4), 233-235
- https://doi.org/10.1177/140349489502300403
Abstract
Left-handedness has been suggested as a sensitive marker of neurotoxic exposures or of the hormonal environment in fetal life. The prevalence of left-handedness was the subject of a follow-up study in children aged 5 to 9 years and correlated to exposures recorded by their mothers during pregnancy. Altogether 965 children were studied by means of questionnaires completed by the mothers. The response rate was 91%. Smoking, head circumference, Apgar score and indicators of fetal growth retardation were found not to be associated with increased prevalence of left-handedness.Keywords
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