A comparative study on the effect of daily supplement medicine in pregnant women who attending antenatal care clinic at Dansai Crown Prince Hospital to TSH hormone level in newborn infants

Abstract

     This research was prospective experimental research aimed to study and compare the effects of taking the blood tonics ObiminAZ® and Triferdine in pregnant women coming for prenatal care at Somdej Phra Yupparat Dan Sai Hospital, Loei Province, including general information and side effects of taking the medicine on TSH levels in infants new born. Sample size were 397 pregnant women by sampling in 2017-2019 on TSH levels in newborns at 48 hrs. 199 subjects were divided into groups that received Obimin AZ® and 198 subjects Triferdine, and TSH levels in newborns were examined at 48 hours to compare the mean TSH of the two groups. This study used quantitative data analysis, including frequencies, percentages, values. Standard deviation and mean and comparative analysis using Independence t-test and F-test statistics.
     Results : It was found that the mean TSH hormone level in mothers taking ObiminAZ® was 6.75 and 7.10 in the Triferdine group. The results of the study compared taking both types of blood tonics on the TSH hormone level in newborns. It was found that there was no statistical difference (p=.381). General factors and side effects of taking medicine had no effect on TSH hormone levels in newborns.