Nimeke nimiösivulta.ted with thyroid dysfunction in the offspring. Maternal thyroid dysfunction may have a mild impact on her offspring’s neuropsychological development, but it had no effect on a child’s risk of diagnosed intellectual deficiency or sensory development. Children have compensatory mechanisms for overcoming early developmental thyroid hormone insufficiencies. Randomized trials for screening and treating maternal thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy are needed to evaluate the benefits to offspring.
