Beware of Hypothyroidism in Infants.

Disturbances in thyroid hormones are generally not recognized by society. But if pregnant mothers are known to have hormonal thyroid disorders, hormone levels should check with their infants at birth because the baby could be affected by hypothyroidism.

Hypothyroidism is a condition characterized by low thyroid hormone production. This hormone functions to manage the person's metabolic rate so that stimulate the body to work according to its function.

Pregnant women who have hormonal thyroid disease have hypothyroidism can cause her baby at birth. If the baby until the thyroid hormone deficiency can cause disability.

If the baby is known to calm, safe and not cry all night then do not let it go, because it could be the baby had hypothyroidism, especially if the mother has a thyroid disorder.

For that needed examination of the hormone when the baby is born to be known whether or not hormonal disorder. And to prevent ongoing hormone deficiency.

Handling is done if a person has hypothyroidism is taking medication that could help increase the amount of thyroid hormone in the body. But this drug in pregnant women can be influential.

"Thyroid Drugs consumed by pregnant women can not be filtered, so the drug is to be transferred to the baby through the placenta," says Dr. Suharko Soebardi, SpPD-KEMD in a press conference Increase Public Awareness On The Case of Metabolic and Endocrine for Prevention of Chronic Complications resulting, at the Hotel Nikko Jakarta, Wednesday (08/06/2011).

dr Suharko said thyroid problems represent the majority of diseases associated with endocrine or hormone. Problems that can occur related to changes in the size of the thyroid gland or hormonal disorders.

"Thyroid disease experienced by women more than men and symptoms often go unnoticed by the patient so that the escape of the diagnosis," said dr Suharko which is a medical staff of the division of metabolic endocrine Department of Medicine Faculty of medicine RSCM.