Title
Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Date Issued
01 April 2016
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
Journal
Author(s)
Maraka S.
Ospina N.M.S.
O'Keeffe D.T.
Espinosa De Ycaza A.E.
Gionfriddo M.R.
Erwin P.J.
Coddington C.C.
Stan M.N.
Murad M.H.
Publisher(s)
Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
Abstract
Background: The impact of subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) and of levothyroxine replacement in pregnant women with SCH is unclear. The aims of this study were to assess (i) the impact of SCH during pregnancy on maternal and neonatal outcomes, and (ii) the effect of levothyroxine replacement therapy in these patients. Methods: Ovid MEDLINE In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations, Ovid MEDLINE, the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, Ovid EMBASE, Web of Science, and Scopus were searched from inception to January 2015. Randomized trials and cohort studies of pregnant women with SCH that examined adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes were included. Reviewers extracted data and assessed methodological quality in duplicate. Eighteen cohort studies at low-to-moderate risk of bias were included. Compared with euthyroid pregnant women, pregnant women with SCH were at higher risk for pregnancy loss (relative risk [RR] 2.01 [confidence interval (CI) 1.66-2.44]), placental abruption (RR 2.14 [CI 1.23-3.70]), premature rupture of membranes (RR 1.43 [CI 1.04-1.95]), and neonatal death (RR 2.58 [CI 1.41-4.73]). One study at high risk of bias compared pregnant women with SCH who received levothyroxine to those who did not and found no significant decrease in the rate of pregnancy loss, preterm delivery, gestational hypertension, low birth weight, or low Apgar score. Conclusions: SCH during pregnancy is associated with multiple adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. The value of levothyroxine therapy in preventing these adverse outcomes remains uncertain.
Start page
580
End page
590
Volume
26
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Endocrinología, Metabolismo (incluyendo diabetes, hormonas)
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84963795309
PubMed ID
Source
Thyroid
Resource of which it is part
Thyroid
ISSN of the container
10507256
Source funding
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus