Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The World Health Organisation (WHO) states that in an iodine sufficient population <3% of neonatal TSH values will exceed 5 mU/l. In Belgium and Wales 2.6 and 1.5% of values were above 5 mU/l respectively.Methods: Neonatal TSH (neoTSH) levels (AutoDELFIA fluoroimmunoassay, 2006–2013, Scotland) were analysed for prevalence of high value according to cut-off, season and feeding mode (IBM SPSS 22).Results: Out o...

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...