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ATA Thyroid and PregNancy FAQs and Brochures
Thyroid Disease and Pregnancy FAQ
Thyroid Disease and Pregnancy Brochure
La Enfermedad De La Tiroides Y El Embarazo
Streaming Video
78th Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association(October 4-7, 2007)
- Thyroid Disease and Reproduction - Speaker: Margaret E. Wierman, MD
77th Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association (October 11-15, 2006)
- Subclinical Thyroid Disease and Pregnancy: Evidence-Based Recommendations for the New Guidelines -Speaker: Leslie DeGroot
Thyroid Health and the Environment: Threats and Effects (March 24, 2006)
- Adverse Effects of Mild-to-Moderate Iodine Deficiency During Pregnancy and Childhood
Presented by: Michael Zimmermann - Environmental Perchlorate Exposure during Pregnancy - Effects on Mother and Fetus
Presented by: John Gibbs
76th Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association (Saturday, October 2, 2004)
- Maternal and Fetal Hypothyroidism- Moderator: Joanne Rovet, PhD
- Normal and Abnormal Thyroid Function During Pregnancy- Presented by: Susan J. Mandel, MD, MPH
- Maternal Hypothyroxinemia and its Potential Maternal and Fetal-Neonatal Repercussions- Presented by: Daniel Glinoer
- What Should the Clinician Do About Thyroid Screening in Pregnancy? Recommendations from the Consensus Conferences - Presented by: Gregory A. Brent, MD
ATA Public Health Statements
Iodine Supplementation for Pregnancy and Lactation— United States and Canada: Recommendations of the American Thyroid Association (PDF File, 54 KB) (November 10, 2006)
Consensus Statement #2 American Thyroid Association Statement on Early Maternal Thyroidal Insufficiency: Recognition, Clinical Management and Research Directions (PDF File, 48.6 KB) (November 1, 2005)
Early Maternal Thyroidal Insufficiency: Recognition, Clinical Management and Research Directions (April 26, 2004)
Risk of birth defects in the babies of women with thyroid disease (February 11, 2002)
ATA News Releases
ATA Fact Sheet on The Thyroid and Pregnancy (March 6, 2009)
Iodine deficient prenatal vitamin supplements put infants at-risk (February 25, 2009)
Contrary to Previous Studies, Low Levels of Perchlorate Exposure Are Safe For Pregnant Women (October 6, 2007)
High TSH Levels May Cause Infants of Mothers With Under-active Thyroid To Have Visual Contrasting Problems (October 4, 2007)
Doctors Could Benefit From Further Knowledge of Thyroid Disease During Pregnancy (October 12, 2006)
Study Finds Relationship Between Newborn Screenings and Pregnant Mom’s Nutrition (October 12, 2006)
Treating Graves' Disease During Pregnancy Is Safe For Unborn Child (October 12, 2006)
Thyroid Problems May Be a Cause of Very Preterm Delivery; May Warrant Screening (October 1, 2004)
Various Levels of Perchlorate Exposure Found Not to Be Harmful to Newborns, Pregnant Women, and Other Adults (October 1, 2004)
Infants of mothers with over- or under-active thyroid may have vision processing problems (September 30, 2004)
Public Health Information
Medscape Today from WebMD reports news of the 80th Annual Meeting of the ATA
- Universal Screening of Pregnant Women May Lead to Fewer Adverse Outcomes for Mother and Child (October 2, 2009)
- Pregnant Women With Lupus and Thyroid Disease at Increased Risk for Preterm Deliveries (September 30, 2009)
Endocrine Today reports on the 80th Annual Meeting of the ATA
- Deficits in grey brain matter found in children with congenital hypothyroidism (September 28, 2009)
- Researchers recommend targeted screening for thyroid dysfunction in high- and low-risk pregnant women (September 25, 2009)
International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDD) website
- IDD NEWSLETTER February 2007- Iodine requirements in pregnancy and infancy
Pregnancy Thyroid Testing Being Debated (May 10, 2004)
Subclinical Hypothyroidism Needs to be Identified Before Conception - PDF File 638 KB (May 1, 2004)
2007 Endocrine Society guidelines
