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Higher maternal TSH levels in pregnancy are associated with increased risk for miscarriage, fetal or neonatal death

European Journal of Endocrinology · 2009 · Vol. 160(6) · pp. 985–991
N BenhadiW M WiersingaJohannes B. ReitsmaTanja G. M. VrijkotteGouke J. Bonsel

Abstract

In a cohort of pregnant women without overt thyroid dysfunction, the risk of child loss increased with higher levels of maternal TSH. Maternal FT(4) concentrations and child loss were not associated.

Thyroid Disorders and TreatmentsNeuroscience of respiration and sleepThyroid Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMiscarriageMedicineObstetricsPregnancyOdds ratioFetusConfidence intervalAbortionThyroid peroxidaseCohort

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Abortion, SpontaneousAdultEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFetal DeathHumansInfant, NewbornMalePregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsRisk FactorsThyrotropinThyroxineLogistic ModelsStillbirth
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