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Prenatal supplements in Portugal: Iodine availability from pharmacy dispenses

Iodine availability through iodized salt in Portugal: 2010-2021 sales evolution...

Salt iodization programs are considered the most cost-effective measures to ensure adequate iodine intake in iodine-deficient populations. Portuguese women of childbearing age and pregnant women were reported to be iodine-deficient, which led the health authorities, in 2013, to issue a recommendation for iodine supplementation during preconception, pregnancy and lactation. In the same year, iodized salt became ...

Iodine Availability from Iodized salt sales from 2010 TO 2021: Evolution And Di...

The transposition of the Private Enforcement Directive: a critical perspective

This article analyses the proposal of transposition of the Private Enforcement Directive into the Portuguese legal system. It examines several aspects of the preliminary draft, which went through public discussion, but it highlights, specially, the articles about definitions, liability, means of proof and the potential impacts it could have on the organisation of the Portuguese judicial system. It criticises th...

The transposition of the Private Enforcement Directive: a critical perspective

This article analyses the proposal of transposition of the Private Enforcement Directive into the Portuguese legal system. It examines several aspects of the preliminary draft, which went through public discussion, but it highlights, specially, the articles about definitions, liability, means of proof and the potential impacts it could have on the organisation of the Portuguese judicial system. It criticises th...

Children prenatally exposed to alcohol - a case study in north of Portugal

Psychomotor development of children from an iodine-deficient region

OBJECTIVES: To assess the psychomotor development of the progeny of women from a moderately iodine-deficient area for whom thyroid function during pregnancy was measured. STUDY DESIGN: The development of 86 children was assessed by the Bayley Scale of Infant Development at 12, 18, and 24 months. RESULTS: Maternal serum free thyroxine (FT(4)) levels in the first trimester of pregnancy were the major determinant ...

Hipotiroxinemia em recém-nascidos pré-termo

Introdução: A hipotiroxinemia é a disfunção tiroideia mais frequente em recém-nascidos prematuros e foi implicada em défices do neurodesenvolvimento e aumento da morbimortalidade perinatal. Pode ser definida por níveis sanguíneos de tiroxina total (T4T) dois desvios-padrão (DP) abaixo da média, ou abaixo de um limiar de 6 μg/dL, com tirotropina (TSH) normal ou baixa. Objectivos: Determinar a prevalência da hipo...

Parameters of thyroid function throughout and after pregnancy in an iodine-defi...

BACKGROUND: The thyroid hormone milieu is of crucial importance for the developing fetus. Pregnancy induces physiological changes in thyroid homeostasis that are influenced by the iodine status. However, longitudinal studies addressing thyroid function during pregnancy and after delivery are still lacking in mild-to-moderate iodine-deficient populations. Here we characterize the serum parameters of thyroid func...