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Universal screening and early treatment of pregnant women for thyroid disorder should be considered especially in a resource-limited country like India with a high prevalence of undiagnosed thyroid disorders and adverse feto-maternal outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Aims:<\/jats:title>\n Early treatment will prevent feto-maternal complications in thyroid disorders in pregnant females visiting outpatient department in tertiary care hospital in rural settings.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Settings and Design:<\/jats:title>\n This study was conducted in a tertiary care rural-based medical college with participation from departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medicine, and ENT.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods and Material:<\/jats:title>\n Expectant mothers in first trimester who had urine pregnancy test positive in outpatient clinic were included after a written informed consent. Detailed history and examination was done. TSH was done if abnormal\u2014FT3 and FT4 were done. All thyroid disorders were treated according to American Thyroid Association (ATA) 2017 guideline. All pregnancies were followed up for maternal complications and fetal outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Statistical Analysis Used:<\/jats:title>\n \n Data from the performa were entered in Office Excel and analysis was performed using STATA (14.2). Descriptive statistics (mean [standard deviation], Frequency [%], etc.) were used to depict profile of study participants, prevalence of thyroid dysfunction, and outcome measures. Chi-square test was employed to assess the association between thyroid dysfunction and various maternal and fetal outcomes. A\n P<\/jats:italic>\n value less than. 05 was considered statistically significant.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n Of 350 pregnant females, 83 (23.5%) pregnant females had thyroid disorder. Of which, 33 (9.4%) had subclinical hypothyroidism, 37 (10.5%) had overt hypothyroidism, 11 (3.1%) had subclinical hyperthyroidism, and two (0.5%) had hyperthyroidism. The prevalence of hypothyroidism in pregnancy increases with increasing age (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n value. 001) and not associated with parity, abortion, and consumption of iodized salt. Total patients with feto-maternal outcome follow-up were 241. Pre-eclampsia (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n value. 004) was a significant complication in hypothyroid mothers. There was no significant difference in the rate of cesarean section and preterm delivery in hypothyroid and euthyroid mothers. Neonatal outcomes showed more trends of abortion, fetal demise, and IUFD in the hypothyroid group, although not statistically significant. (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n value. 07).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n Due to the high prevalence of thyroid disorders during pregnancy, universal screening of thyroid disorders should be done in early pregnancy instead of high-risk screening. Early detection and early treatment in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy help to prevent maternal and fetal complications of thyroid disorders in pregnancy. 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