Maternal iodine status in a multi-ethnic UK birth cohort: Associations with child cognitive and educational development.

Diane E ThreapletonCharles J P SnartClaire KeebleAmanda H WatermanElizabeth TaylorDan MasonStephen ReidRafaq AzadLiam J B HillSarah MeadowsAmanda McKillionNisreen A AlwanJanet E CadeNigel A B SimpsonPaul M StewartMichael ZimmermannJohn WrightDagmar WaiblingerMark Mon-WilliamsLaura J HardieDarren Charles Greenwood

Published in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2020)

In the largest single study of its kind, there was little evidence of detrimental neurodevelopmental outcomes in children born to pregnant women with iodine insufficiency as defined by World Health Organization-outlined thresholds. Alternative functional biomarkers for iodine status in pregnancy and focused assessment of other health outcomes may provide additional insight.

Keyphrases

dual energy
pregnancy outcomes
young adults
mental health
pregnant women
preterm birth
birth weight
gestational age
computed tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
low birth weight
type diabetes
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
magnetic resonance
preterm infants
insulin resistance
weight gain
clinical evaluation