Objective: To assess iodine status and thyroid functioning during pregnancy and to evaluate
the feto-maternal outcome. Methods: Urinary iodine content (UIC) is determined by arsenic …

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 …

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

Background: Iodine requirements are increased during pregnancy to maintain maternal and
fetal euthyroidism. There have been recent improvements in iodized salt coverage in India …

Indian women of reproductive age groups commonly suffer from hypothyroidism which may
be due to iodine or non iodine deficiency causes. This study was undertaken with a view to …

Pregnancy is accompanied by profound alteration of thyroid economy and relative iodine
deficiency. Sub-optimal thyroid function in pregnancy is associated with impaired neuro …

Methods: The present study was a hospital-based, cross-sectional, non-interventional study
among 267 full term pregnant mothers, and the neonates born to them. One hundred non …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Over the past decade, there has been increasing focus on
iodine deficiency during pregnancy, yet 38 million newborns in developing countries every …

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 goiter and iodine intake status of pregnant women in Isfahan, after
8 years of iodized salt distribution in Iran. Methods Thyroid staging was assessed by clinical …