Chizo Agwu
United Kingdom
Research Article
Newborn Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Levels in Heel Prick Blood at the Yaounde Gyneco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital Cameroon
Author(s): Bodieu Chetcha Adele, Mah Evelyn Mungyeh, Ngo Um Sap Suzanne, Yahiya Saidu Alkali, Chizo Agwu, Chetcha C Bernard, Tetanye Ekoe, Abiola Oduwole and Chiabi AndreasBodieu Chetcha Adele, Mah Evelyn Mungyeh, Ngo Um Sap Suzanne, Yahiya Saidu Alkali, Chizo Agwu, Chetcha C Bernard, Tetanye Ekoe, Abiola Oduwole and Chiabi Andreas
Background: Thyroid hormone is necessary for normal brain growth, myelination, normal neuronal connections and physical growth. The most critical period for the effect of thyroid hormone on brain development is the first few months of life. No data from Cameroon that described the iodine status and thyroid function of the Cameroonian pregnant women and neonates is available. This study determined the newborn Thyroid Stimulating Hormone levels at the Yaounde Gyneco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital-Cameroon and demonstrated the association between perinatal factors and newborn TSH levels.
Subjects and method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was done from the 10th January to 10th March 2017. On the third day of life, the heel prick blood obtained and dropped on a filter paper was analyzed for TSH using the commercial Human Neonatal TSH ELISA.. View More»
