Xi Yang, Yamei Yu, Chen Zhang, Yong Zhang, Zhirou Chen, Lise Dubois, He-Feng Huang, William D Fraser, Jianxia Fan
Background: The association between isolated maternal hypothyroxinemia (IMH) during pregnancy and preterm birth (PTB), especially for subtypes of PTB, is unclear. This study aimed at determining the association between IMH diagnosed in early pregnancy and PTB, with further investigation into various subtypes of PTB. Methods: This study included 41,911 pregnant women (963 with IMH and 40,948 euthyroid women) who underwent first-trimester prenatal screening at the International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital (IPMCH) in Shanghai, China between January 2013 and December 2016...
June 19, 2020: Thyroid: Official Journal of the American Thyroid Association