Thyroid info on the BBC

[Guest guest]

There was a brief item on "Inside Health" this afternoon on Radio 4. The programme blurb read: "

"Half of all pregnancies in the UK are unplanned, so women and their babies lose out on important supplements like folic acid to help prevent spina bifida.

But for women with an underactive thyroid gland it's even more important that they do their best for their baby by increasing their thyroxine dose as soon as they know they're pregnant.

But research from Leicester shows that women often fall through the gaps when seeking care - as GPs, midwives and consultants often think someone else is helping these women."

One of the women interviewed by the programme said that she had done her research and contacted Thyroid UK for information. This was the only organisation that she mentioned.

At the end of the item the presenter informed us that more information could be obtained from the programme's website.

I just visted the programme website.... more information may be obtained from.....

The British Thyroid Foundation!!!!

This really pisses me off.

[Guest guest]

Well, id I was running TUK, I would be writing to them asking

them to record a correction, and that they should say they made a mistake and

for people needed more information, they should contact TUK, and NOT BTA.

Sheila

There was a brief item on " Inside Health " this afternoon on Radio

4. The programme blurb read: "

" Half of all pregnancies in the UK are unplanned, so women and

their babies lose out on important supplements like folic acid to help prevent

spina bifida.

But for women with an underactive thyroid gland it's even more

important that they do their best for their baby by increasing their thyroxine

dose as soon as they know they're pregnant.

But research from Leicester shows that women often fall through the gaps

when seeking care - as GPs, midwives and consultants often think someone else

is helping these women. "

One of the women interviewed by the programme said that she had done her

research and contacted Thyroid UK for information. This was

the only organisation that she mentioned.

At the end of the item the presenter informed us that more information could

be obtained from the programme's website.

I just visted the programme website.... more information may be obtained

from.....

The British Thyroid Foundation!!!!

This really pisses me off.

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