Assertion: lead | /r/CapableOf | cross the placenta
Facets:
value: readily
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Increasing evidence indicates that lead, which readily crosses the placenta, adversely affects fetal viability as well as fetal and early childhood development.
text: Maternal blood lead, from exogenous and endogenous sources, can cross the placenta and pose a risk to the fetus.
text: Pregnant women are especially vulnerable because lead crosses the placenta and may enter the fetal brain, and has also been linked to miscarriage .
text: One of my patients who was pregnant was using a heat gun to strip lead paint in an old home and developed markedly elevated blood lead levels via inhalation, placing her fetus at risk since lead crosses the placenta.