The Thyroid and Pregnancy: A Novel Risk Factor for Very Preterm Delivery
- 1 April 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc in Thyroid®
- Vol. 15 (4), 351-357
- https://doi.org/10.1089/thy.2005.15.351
Abstract
The major cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity is preterm delivery in general (< 37 completed weeks), and especially very preterm delivery (< 32 completed weeks). The objective of this study is to determine if either thyroid hormonal dysfunction and/or the presence of thyroid autoantibodies in the mother are associated with an increased risk of preterm and/or very preterm delivery. Data were collected prospectively and analyzed as a nested-case control study. There were 953 delivered gravidas enrolled between 1996 and 2002. Samples were collected at entry to care and stored at –70°C. Cases included all women with preterm delivery (n = 124). Controls (n = 124) were randomly selected from among the 829 women who delivered at term (> 37 completed weeks). All samples were assessed for thyroid stimulating hormone, thyroperoxidase antibody, and thyroglobulin antibody. Gravidas with high thyrotropin (TSH) levels had a greater than threefold increase in risk of very preterm delivery. In some analyses, gravidas who tested positive for thyroglobulin antibody at entry to prenatal care also had a better than twofold increased risk of very preterm delivery. There were no significant associations between TSH level or thyroglobulin antibody positivity and the risk of moderately preterm delivery.Keywords
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