Pregnancy and lactation Daily iodine requirements are significantly increased in pregnant and breastfeeding women because of (1) the increased thyroid hormone production and transfer to the embryo/fetus in early pregnancy before the fetal thyroid gland becomes functional, (2) iodine transfer to the fetus during late gestation, (3) increased urinary iodine excretion, and (4) iodine transfer to the infant via breast milk (see also The RDA) (14, 21)
doi: 10.3389/fphar.2026.1740609 Received 06 November 2025 Revised 03 February 2026 Accepted 11 February 2026 Published 24 February 2026 Volume 17 - 2026 Edited by Ziyi Wang, Johns Hopkins University, United States Reviewed by Xue Xiaoyong, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, China Yatan Li, Xinjiang Medical University, China Updates Copyright 2026 Pang, Jiang, Ge, Huang, Rao, Wang, Zhou, Lyu, Wang and Tan
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