ea0039ep122 | Thyroid | BSPED2015
Cizmecioglu Filiz Mine
, Bouga Maira
, Fletcher Suzanne
, Sharif Sahar
, Velasquez Guisella
, Blaise Sarah
, Jones Jeremy H
, Donaldson Malcolm
, Combet Emilie
Introduction: Iodine is essential for thyroid hormones synthesis, and fetal/infant neurodevelopment. There is increasing evidence of iodine insufficiency among British women. The MABY study is a longitudinal cohort study assessing the iodine and thyroid status of pregnant women and their offspring.Methods: Healthy women were recruited (target 697 mother/infant pairs) from antenatal clinics at gestational week (GW) 28±1. Blood and urine were collecte...