Thyroid Hormone Changes in Early Pregnancy Along With the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) was first reported in December 2019 and quickly swept across China and around the world. Levels of anxiety and depression were increased among pregnant women during this infectious pandemic. Thyroid function is altered during stressful experiences, and any abnormality during early pregnancy may significantly affect fetal development and pregnancy outcomes. This study aimed to determine whether the COVID-19 pandemic induces thyroid hormone changes in early pregnant women.

Methods

This study comprised two groups of pregnant women in Shanghai in their first trimester - those pregnant women before the COVID-19 outbreak from January 20, 2019, to March 31, 2019 (Group 1) and those pregnant during the COVID-19 outbreak from January 20, 20

SUBMITTER: Lin TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7750518 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature