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A review of current knowledge about the importance of iodine among women of child-bearing age and healthcare professionals
Iodine is required for thyroid hormone synthesis and fetal neurogenesis. Recent population studies in the United Kingdom (UK) have found iodine deficiency among schoolgirls, women of child-bearing age and pregnant women. This review explores knowledge and awareness of iodine among women of child-bea...
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Cambridge University Press
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9274385/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35836700 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jns.2022.50 |
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author | Kayes, Lucy Mullan, Karen R. Woodside, Jayne V. |
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description | Iodine is required for thyroid hormone synthesis and fetal neurogenesis. Recent population studies in the United Kingdom (UK) have found iodine deficiency among schoolgirls, women of child-bearing age and pregnant women. This review explores knowledge and awareness of iodine among women of child-bearing age and healthcare professionals (HCPs) in the UK, set within a global context. We aimed to identify gaps in iodine knowledge in the current UK setting of iodine deficiency without iodine fortification and where iodine is not included in antenatal guidelines. The search terms ‘iodine knowledge’ and ‘iodine awareness’ were used to identify relevant papers. Iodine knowledge is poor among women of child-bearing age in the UK according to four studies using questionnaires and qualitative methods. They were unsure of dietary sources of iodine and were not consistently provided with relevant information from HCPs during clinical care. Midwives have been recognised as the main providers of dietary information during pregnancy and, although they recognised the importance of their role in providing nutrition advice, they did not feel equipped to do so and lacked confidence in addressing nutritional concerns. Globally, there was a similar lack of knowledge, however, this was somewhat improved by the inclusion of iodine in antenatal care guidelines. Midwives’ knowledge of iodine was poor, as was knowledge among women of child-bearing age. Improved HCP knowledge and effective communication of information to pregnant women and women planning to conceive may help to improve iodine status which is of particular concern in pregnancy. |
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spelling | pubmed-92743852022-07-13 A review of current knowledge about the importance of iodine among women of child-bearing age and healthcare professionals Kayes, Lucy Mullan, Karen R. Woodside, Jayne V. J Nutr Sci Review Article Iodine is required for thyroid hormone synthesis and fetal neurogenesis. Recent population studies in the United Kingdom (UK) have found iodine deficiency among schoolgirls, women of child-bearing age and pregnant women. This review explores knowledge and awareness of iodine among women of child-bearing age and healthcare professionals (HCPs) in the UK, set within a global context. We aimed to identify gaps in iodine knowledge in the current UK setting of iodine deficiency without iodine fortification and where iodine is not included in antenatal guidelines. The search terms ‘iodine knowledge’ and ‘iodine awareness’ were used to identify relevant papers. Iodine knowledge is poor among women of child-bearing age in the UK according to four studies using questionnaires and qualitative methods. They were unsure of dietary sources of iodine and were not consistently provided with relevant information from HCPs during clinical care. Midwives have been recognised as the main providers of dietary information during pregnancy and, although they recognised the importance of their role in providing nutrition advice, they did not feel equipped to do so and lacked confidence in addressing nutritional concerns. Globally, there was a similar lack of knowledge, however, this was somewhat improved by the inclusion of iodine in antenatal care guidelines. Midwives’ knowledge of iodine was poor, as was knowledge among women of child-bearing age. Improved HCP knowledge and effective communication of information to pregnant women and women planning to conceive may help to improve iodine status which is of particular concern in pregnancy. Cambridge University Press 2022-07-08 /pmc/articles/PMC9274385/ /pubmed/35836700 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jns.2022.50 Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Kayes, Lucy Mullan, Karen R. Woodside, Jayne V. A review of current knowledge about the importance of iodine among women of child-bearing age and healthcare professionals |
title | A review of current knowledge about the importance of iodine among women of child-bearing age and healthcare professionals |
title_full | A review of current knowledge about the importance of iodine among women of child-bearing age and healthcare professionals |
title_fullStr | A review of current knowledge about the importance of iodine among women of child-bearing age and healthcare professionals |
title_full_unstemmed | A review of current knowledge about the importance of iodine among women of child-bearing age and healthcare professionals |
title_short | A review of current knowledge about the importance of iodine among women of child-bearing age and healthcare professionals |
title_sort | review of current knowledge about the importance of iodine among women of child-bearing age and healthcare professionals |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9274385/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35836700 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jns.2022.50 |
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