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Committee amends and advances bill to expand lead screening in pregnancy
Summary
Assembly Bill 4848, amended and released by the committee, would require lead screening in the first and third trimesters for pregnant persons presenting at least one risk factor; proponents cited New Jersey biomonitoring research linking lifelong lead exposure to preeclampsia and Black maternal mortality disparities.
The committee amended and released Assembly Bill 4848 to expand lead‑exposure screening for pregnant persons. The proposed committee amendment would require health professionals (including physicians, registered nurses, physician assistants and prenatal care providers) to perform lead screening in the first and third trimesters when a pregnant person presents at least one risk factor for lead poisoning.
Dr. Laura Fenster Rothschild,…
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