Thyroid function in pregnancy / 中华检验医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Thyroid is the largest endocrine gland of human body, the main effect of thyroid hormone secreted by thyroid is to maintain the normal body-metabolism, growth and development and expecially for the development of bone and nervous system. Maternal thyroid hormones during pregnancy are very important for the development of fetuses and children, thyroid-related complications during pregnancy are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. The dysfunction of thyroid, the diagnosis of thyroid-related complications during pregnancy and the clinical manifestations were systematically introduced in the presence review.