Thyroid function in human pregnancy: IX. Development or retardation of 7-year-old progeny of hypothyroxinemic women

EB Man, SA Serunian - American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1976 - Elsevier
Progeny of women, whose thyroid function was studied gestationally, had psychological
and/or neurologic examinations at 8 months, 4 years and 7 years of age. In more than 100
pregnancies (at least 3 per cent of total pregnancies) hypothyroxinemia occurred and was
treated adequately or inadequately. Children were delivered after uncomplicated
pregnancies (except hypothyroxinemia), had birth weights of at least 2,500 grams, and were
excluded when postnatal insults intervened. At 8 months and 4 years progeny of …