THYROID PROFILE AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING AT MATERNITY AND CHILDREN HOSPITAL, QASSIM.

Abstract

Introduction: Thyroid gland that regulate the body's metabolic rate controlling heart, muscle and digestive function, brain development and bone maintenance. Thyroid problems are quite common in pregnancy and can be affected both maternal and foetal, also can lead to various adverse outcomes. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at Maternity and Children Hospital, Qassim, Saudi Arabia. Study participants data included from July 2020 to March 2021 and included all the women attending the antenatal clinics subjected for thyroid function test. The sample size of 195 and analyzed for thyroid hormone prole which included free T3, free T4, TSH and haemoglobin (HGB) levels. The data were retrieved from the electronic les of pregnant women at Maternity and Children Hospital and appropriate statistical tests were applied. Results: In the current study, mean age and standard deviation observed in the study population was 34.87 ± 5.67 and 53.8% were in the age group of 31-40 years age group, sub clinical hypothyroidism was 9.2%. Among the pregnant women, about 16.4% were Diabetes and 8.7% were having gestational Diabetes. Mean haemoglobin and standard deviation was 11.24 ± 1.29. There was statistically signicant association was observed between personal history of thyroid disease versus classication of thyroid disease in the study population. (87.4% and 15%, P<0.001). Conclusions: Based on the study ndings, increase prevalence of Diabetes and Gestational Diabetes was more among the pregnant thyroid people. Relatively Hypothyroid, hyperthyroid and sub clinical hypothyroidism was more in the present study. Nearly close to half (44%) of pregnant women thyroid status was only controlled. Still, there is health education and counselling sessions periodically required to the women visiting at MCH hospital with thyroid disorder.