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Why are so many mothers hypothyroid, and what should pediatricians do about it?

Posted on 27 July 2020 by Keith Barrington

I don’t know if, like me, you are surprised by how often when admitting a baby, or doing an antenatal consult, mothers are taking thyroxine. It seems that there is an epidemic of hypothyroidism during pregnancy, and I am not … Continue reading →

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Do preterm babies need their thyroid?

Posted on 7 April 2014 by Keith Barrington

Now I am very confused. I thought I knew that many very preterm babies had low serum thyroxine levels (this study confirms that). It seems to be a variant of sick euthyroid syndrome, levels tend to fall for about the … Continue reading →

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