Open AccessMaternal iodine status and the thyroid function of pregnant mothers and their neonates in Jaffna District of Sri Lanka
Author(s) -
Thirunavukkarasu Yoganathan,
Manjula Hettiarachchi,
Vasanthy Arasaratnam,
Chandrani Liyanage
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.167563
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid function , quartile , iodine , obstetrics , pregnancy , gestation , thyroid stimulating hormone , birth weight , gestational age , thyroid , iodine deficiency , sri lanka , thyroid function tests , gynecology , endocrinology , south asia , confidence interval , history , ethnology , materials science , biology , metallurgy , genetics
Iodine status of pregnant women and their newborns have not been studied in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. This study was planned to assess the maternal iodine status and thyroid function at the third trimester of gestation and the thyrotrophin level of their neonate.