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According to the therapeutic effect, pregnant women treated with LT4 were categorized into sustained euthyroid status (SES) and suboptimal thyroid status (STS) groups and compared with the non-SCH group using chi-square test. The correlation of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels at different stages of pregnancy was explored using Spearman\u2019s rank test.<\/jats:p>\n            <\/jats:sec>\n            <jats:sec>\n               <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n               <jats:p>The incidence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), premature rupture of membranes (PROM), and neonatal outcomes were ventricular or atrial septal defect (V\/ASD), hyperbilirubinemia, and pneumonia were higher in the SCH group (SCH pregnant women) than in the non-SCH group (non-SCH pregnant women) (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.05). The incidence of multiple maternal and neonatal complications was higher in the SCH-STS group (SCH in two or three gestational trimesters) compared to the SCH group. With a tendency for TSH levels to increase as the pregnancy progressed.<\/jats:p>\n            <\/jats:sec>\n            <jats:sec>\n               <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n               <jats:p>SCH during pregnancy is associated with a high incidence of various pregnancy complications, and LT4 therapy that controls serum TSH levels at normal levels throughout pregnancy can reduce these risks.<\/jats:p>\n            <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.7717\/peerj.19343","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,28]],"date-time":"2025-04-28T08:36:27Z","timestamp":1745829387000},"page":"e19343","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Subclinical hypothyroidism during pregnancy and the impact of levothyroxine therapy on pregnancy outcomes in women"],"prefix":"10.7717","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Yutian","family":"Zhou","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Center for Clinical Medical Sciences, The Fourth Hospital of Shijiazhuang, 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