Thyroxine Levels During Pregnancy in Healthy Women and Early Child Neurodevelopment

Júlvez, Jordi; Álvarez‐Pedrerol, Mar; Rebagliato, Marisa; Murcia, Mario; Forns, Joan; García‐Esteban, Raquel; Lertxundi, Nerea; Espada, Mercedes; Tardón, Adonina; Riaño Galán, Isolina; Sunyer, Jordi

doi:10.1097/ede.0b013e318276ccd3

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Thyroxine Levels During Pregnancy in Healthy Women and Early Child Neurodevelopment

Published in Epidemiology • Dec 11, 2012

Authors:

Jordi Júlvez

Mar Álvarez‐Pedrerol

Marisa Rebagliato

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The fetus depends on maternal thyroid hormones during pregnancy for normal brain development. Little is known about the effects of subclinical hypothyroidism and mild hypothyroxinemia during pregnancy on neurodevelopment of the child. METHODS: We evaluated a population-based birth cohort...

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Medicine

Subclinical infection

Pregnancy

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