Abstract: Background Thyroid disorders; thyroid creates and produces hormones that play a role in many different systems throughout body. When thyroid makes either too much or too little of these important hormones, it's called a thyroid disease. There are several different types of thyroid disease, including hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, thyroiditis and Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Aim of the study: to raise awareness of the pregnant women regard to the importance of thyroid hormonal assay during early antenatal care. Research design: Quasi experimental research design was be used in this study. Sample: Purposive sample of 60 pregnant women at antenatal care. Tools: Two tools were be used to collect the data: Tool 1: Interviewing and Questionnaire Sheet, that included three parts, PartⅠ: Socio Demographic.......
Key words: Thyroid; Hypothyroidism; Hyperthyroidism; Pregnancy; Screening, Antenatal Care
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