Background: Thailand is an endemic area for iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) in Southeast
Asia. More than 50% of pregnant women in northeast Thailand have low urine iodine levels …

Objective: To establish the correlation of maternal urine iodine and neonatal thyroid
stimulating hormone (TSH) in iodine supplemented and non-iodine supplemented pregnant …

ObjectiveTo determine iodine intake and urinary iodine excretion (UIE) in a group of
pregnant Thai women and the concentration of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in their …

Objective: To determine the iodine status in pregnant and lactating women, as well as
neonatal thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) concentration. Study Design: Pregnant women …

Background Iodine deficiency and thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy is associated with
number of adverse outcomes that includes mental and physical disabilities creating a huge …

Iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) is a global health problem. Previous studies in Southern
Thailand have shown that the prevalence of goiter in schoolchildren is 3-5%, indicating that …

Up to now, little has been known about iodine intake and the prevalence of iodine deficiency
(ID), if any, in Kuwait. Urinary iodine excretion (UIE) and changes in thyroid function during …

Objective: To evaluate the correlation of neonatal thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
between iodine supplemented and no-iodine supplemented pregnant women. Material and …

Methods: Four hundred and seventy-seven pregnant women and their newborns were
randomly selected among six Medical Officers of Health Divisions out of 12 in Jaffna District …

This study aimed to describe the situation of iodine supplementation in pregnant women,
and to explore the effects of such supplementation measures on iodine nutrition and thyroid …