Association between levothyroxine supplementation for hypothyroidism in late pregnancy and risk of prematurity: a population-based cohort study
Levothyroxine supplementation in late pregnancy among individuals with hypothyroidism was not associated with prematurity risk. Our findings support the safe use of levothyroxine during gestation and might be useful for the current guidelines.
Authors
- M Fatahul Laham
- Anick Bérard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7535-5517)
- Odile Sheehy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6784-2080)
Institutions
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-03934-1
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Canada Foundation for Innovation
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research