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Volume 7 Issue 12 (December, 2019)

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Assessment of prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in newborns born to mothers with thyroid dysfunction- An observational study
Piyush Ranjan, Nisha Singh

Background: The thyroid gland disorders are the commonest endocrine disorder in India and commonest preventable cause of mental retardation. Hence; the present study was undertaken for assessing the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in newborns born to mothers with thyroid dysfunction. Materials & methods: A total of 120 newborns were included in the present study. Inclusion criteria for the present study included newborns with positive history of maternal thyroid dysfunction. Blood samples were obtained from all the neonates and were sent to the department of general pathology for assessment of serum thyroid profile. All the results were recorded in Microsoft excel sheet and were analysed by SPSS software. Results: The overall prevalence of thyroid dysfunction among newborns with positive history of maternal thyroid dysfunction was 7.5 percent (9 neonates). Non-significant results were obtained while correlating distribution of newborns with thyroid dysfunction according to gestational age, gender, type of delivery and birth weight (p- value >0.05). Conclusion: Newborns with positive history of maternal thyroid dysfunction are at a significant risk for development of thyroid dysfunction. Key words: Dysfunction, Newborns, Thyroid

 
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