Background: The reported prevalence of thyroid disease in pregnancy varies widely through
the published literature. These discrepancies are due to differences in criteria for …

Objective The current systematic review aimed to provide comprehensive data on the effects
of iodine supplementation in pregnancy and investigate its potential benefits on infant …

Abstract Context: Thyroglobulin (Tg) could be a sensitive biomarker of iodine nutrition in
pregnant women (PW). A dried blood spot (DBS) assay would simplify collection and …

Abstract Background/Objectives Iodine deficiency in pregnant women is related to impaired
foetal growth and development. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of …

Objective To determine the prevalence of insufficient iodine intake in pregnant women.
Materials and methods The search was performed in the electronic databases Medline …

Universal salt iodization (USI) has been implemented for two decades in China. It is crucial
to periodically monitor iodine status in the most vulnerable population, such as pregnant …

Background: Despite the implementation of the universal salt iodization (USI) program for
correction of iodine deficiency in China for∼ 20 years, the actual iodine nutrition status of …

Introduction There is no data on the number as well as the prevalence of congenital
hypothyroidism (CH) in the Fars province. Hence, we designed this study to analyze the …

Context Iodine, an essential constituent of thyroid hormones, is required for proper growth
and development. Objective To investigate whether growth parameters at birth are …

Objective We aimed to evaluate goiter prevalence and iodine nutritional status in areas with
high levels of water iodine; to monitor the prevalence of iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) in …