Maternal Thyroid Deficiency during Pregnancy and Subsequent Neuropsychological Development of the Child
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- 19 August 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 341 (8) , 549-555
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199908193410801
Abstract
When thyroid deficiency occurs simultaneously in a pregnant woman and her fetus, the child's neuropsychological development is adversely affected. Whether developmental problems occur when only the mother has hypothyroidism during pregnancy is not known.Keywords
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