ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

To read the full abstract: Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2017; 5:853-63 This prospective, randomized trial investigates the benefits of iodine supplementation (200 mcg per day) in pregnant women from Thailand and India on the neurological development of their children. Iodine readily crosses the placenta and is required for the synthesis of thyroid hormones by the fetal thyroid gland. In add...

To read the full abstract: J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2018; 31(6):601-608This article summarizes the findings of likely the largest program of neonatal congenital hypothyroidism (CH) screening in the world. This is a truly impressive effort. The overall incidence of CH was 1/2421, in line with other reports that also observed a relatively high incidence of CH in neonates born in Asia. However, a...

To read the full abstract: Int Health 2018; 10(2):100-107This article addresses the important issue of acceptance of the congenital screening for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) by the population in general and the families in particular. While it is usually obvious for the health professional that screening for CH is beneficial to the potentially affected neonate, culture, level of education, ...

To read the full abstract: Int J Endocrinol Metab 2017; 15(3):e55451Systematic neonatal screening for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) was first proposed by Dr Jean Dussault, a Canadian (adult) endocrinologist, in 1974. It was rapidly implemented in most high-income countries in the late 1970’s and 1980’s. Ideally, a screening program should be highly sensitive (able to ...

To read the full abstract: Indian J Pediatr 2018; 85(6):440-447In 2017, the population of India was estimated at 1.28 billion. With a birth rate of 19/1000, it means that 24.4 million babies are born each year in India. More than half of the births take place at home, in particular in rural India. Assuming an incidence of 1:2500 for congenital hypothyroidism (CH), close to 10,000 babies are b...