Thyroid function in preterm infants and neurodevelopment at 2 years

• Published in: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition Vol. 105; no. 5; pp. 504 - 509
• Main Authors: Williams, Fiona L R, Lindgren, Alice, Watson, Jennifer, Boelen, Anita, Cheetham, Timothy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.09.2020
• Subjects: Babies; Gestational age; Hypothyroidism; Infants; Iodine; Laboratories; Newborn babies; Nursing care; Pediatrics; Premature babies; Premature birth; Thyroid; Thyroid gland; United Kingdom > UK; neonatology; endocrinology

ObjectivesPostnatal thyroid dysfunction is common in preterm infants but the relationship between mild dysfunction and neurodevelopment is unclear. Our aim is to describe the relationship between thyroid function and neurodevelopment.DesignCohort analysis.Patients1275 infants born under 31 weeks’ ge...