Adequate iodine intake in pregnancy is essential for fetal neurodevelopment. Thirty-two
percent of nonpregnant Canadian women of childbearing age were reported to have inadequate
iodine intake.
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Because iodine requirements increase during pregnancy, pregnant women in Canada may
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Publication history
Published online: October 21, 2022
Accepted:
October 18,
2022
Received:
October 4,
2022
Footnotes
The authors report no conflict of interest.
This research was funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Science, grant number R01ES030365, 2020–2025. The Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (MIREC) study was funded by the Chemicals Management Plan at Health Canada, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (grant MOP-81285). The funding source had no involvement in any aspect of the study.
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