Low Birth Weight in Children Born to Mothers with Hyperthyroidism and High Birth Weight in Hypothyroidism, whereas Preterm Birth Is Common in Both Conditions: A Danish National Hospital Register Study | Zendy

Stine Linding Andersen | Zendy; Jørn Olsen | Zendy; Chun Sen Wu | Zendy; Peter Laurberg | Zendy

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Low Birth Weight in Children Born to Mothers with Hyperthyroidism and High Birth Weight in Hypothyroidism, whereas Preterm Birth Is Common in Both Conditions: A Danish National Hospital Register Study

Author(s) -

Stine Linding Andersen,

Jørn Olsen,

Chun Sen Wu,

Peter Laurberg

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

european thyroid journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.23

H-Index - 10

eISSN - 2235-0802

pISSN - 2235-0640

DOI - 10.1159/000350513

Subject(s) - medicine , birth weight , danish , pediatrics , gestational age , obstetrics , pregnancy , population , low birth weight , cohort study , small for gestational age , philosophy , linguistics , genetics , environmental health , biology

Maternal hyper- and hypothyroidism have been associated with increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, but studies have led to inconsistent results. We aimed to identify children born to mothers with a hospital-recorded diagnosis of thyroid dysfunction in Denmark and to study the association with gestational age at delivery and birth weight of the child.

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