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Table 1 Associated risk factors in 90 CH newborns

From: Congenital hypothyroidism after newborn screening program reorganization in the Apulia region

Risk factors

Number of newborns

Preterm Birth (GA < 37 weeks)

16/90 (17.7%)

Birth weight < 2500 g

16/90 (17.7%)

Maternal thyroid disease

10/90 (11.1%)

Multiple pregnancies

7/90 (7.7%)

  1. GA gestational age. 12/90 (13.3%) preterm newborns with birth weight < 2500 g