Subclinical Changes in Maternal Thyroid Function Parameters in Pregnancy and Fetal Growth
Author(s) -
Lauren E. Johns,
Kelly K. Ferguson,
David E. Cantonwine,
Bhramar Mukherjee,
John D. Meeker,
Thomas F. McElrath
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2017-01698
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid function , subclinical infection , pregnancy , thyroid disease , obstetrics , thyroid , birth weight , population , fetus , gestation , triiodothyronine , endocrinology , prospective cohort study , biology , environmental health , genetics
Overt thyroid disease in pregnancy is a known risk factor for abnormal fetal growth and development. Data on the effects of milder forms of variation in maternal thyroid function on intrauterine growth are less well examined.
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