hrp0095rfc1.4 | Thyroid | ESPE2022

Usefulness of thyroid function assessment in infants born to mothers with thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy

Zohar Steinberg Ben-Zeev , Marina Peniakov , Clari Felszer , Scott A Weiner , Avishay Lahad , Shlomo Almashanu , Yardena Tenenbaum-Rakover

Introduction: Maternal thyroid disease is considered as a risk factor for abnormal thyroid function at birth as well as for long-term morbidity in offspring. The potential harmful effects on the neonate had led to the clinical practice of thyroid function assessment in infants born to mothers with thyroid disease during pregnancy, despite well-established newborn screening programs with include congenital hypothyroidism screening. We evaluated the usefulness o...