Text Box: UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD LEAD LEVELS IN SHANGHAI He JM, Shen XM, Yan ChH, Ao LM, Wu ShM Xin-Hua Hospital, Shanghai, China Objective: To explore blood lead levels of both mothers and their newborn infants for the prevention of childhood lead poisoning. Methods: A survey was carried out in 91 pairs of mothers and infants in Putuo district, a non-industrial area in Shanghai. Results: The mean umbilical blood lead levels (PbB) were 75mg/L which ranged from 31mg/L to 138mg/L and number of infants whose PbB>=100mg/L accounted for 10%. The PbB of the pregnant women increased during the third trimester. The umbilical PbB accounted for 85% of the mother' PbB at delivery. The PbB of the pregnant women of second, third trimester and the umbilical PbB had a significant positive correlation with each other. Conclusion: The study suggested that lead exposure remain prevalent. Further efforts should be implemented to pregnant women, such as health education and nutritional intervention, to prevent lead exposures to fetus. 1872