Iodine status in pregnant women and their newborns: are our babies at risk of iodine deficiency?

Objectives: To determine whether pregnant women and their newborns show evidence of iodine deficiency, and to examine the correlation between maternal urine iodine concentration (UIC) and newborn thyroid‐stimulating hormone (TSH) level. Design: A cross‐sectional study. Setting: Hospital antenatal ca...

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Published in:Medical journal of Australia 2006-06, Vol.184 (12), p.617-620
Main Authors: Travers, Cheryl A, Guttikonda, Kamala, Norton, Carol A, Lewis, Peter R, Mollart, Lyndall J, Wiley, Veronica, Wilcken, Bridget, Eastman, Creswell J, Boyages, Steven C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Babies
Biological and medical sciences
Congenital diseases
Cross-Sectional Studies
Deficiency Diseases - blood
Deficiency Diseases - epidemiology
Deficiency Diseases - urine
Female
Fetuses
General aspects
Health Surveys
Hormones
Hospitals, Private - statistics & numerical data
Hospitals, Public - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Infant, Newborn - blood
Iodine
Iodine - deficiency
Iodine - urine
Laboratories
Medical sciences
Medical screening
New South Wales - epidemiology
Population
Pregnancy
Pregnancy - urine
Pregnancy Complications - epidemiology
Pregnancy Complications - urine
Prenatal care
Risk Factors
Thyroid gland
Thyrotropin - blood
Urine
Values
Womens health
Womenˈs health
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Summary:Objectives: To determine whether pregnant women and their newborns show evidence of iodine deficiency, and to examine the correlation between maternal urine iodine concentration (UIC) and newborn thyroid‐stimulating hormone (TSH) level. Design: A cross‐sectional study. Setting: Hospital antenatal care services (March–May 2004) and private obstetrician clinics (June 2004) in the Central Coast area of New South Wales. Participants: 815 pregnant women (≥ 28 weeks’ gestation) and 824 newborns. Main outcome measures: World Health Organization/International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders criteria for assessing severity of iodine deficiency (recommended levels:
ISSN:0025-729X
1326-5377
DOI:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00417.x