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Parathyroid disease is not common during pregnancy but can be severe when it occurs. Hyperparathyroidism in eight of every 100,000 women of reproductive age are seen. Hypercalcemia may be masked during pregnancy due to Calcium passes through the placenta to the fetus but it can cause hypercalcemic crisis, acute pancreatitis, pathologic fractures and mortality in the postpartum period. As a result of the inhibition of fetal parathyroid hormone arises risks of hypocalcemia, tetany, abortion, intrauterine growth retardation, low birth weight, polyhydramnios and preterm labor. Karpopedal spazm trousseau and Chvostek signs are helpful in the diagnosi of hypoparathyroidisms. In these diseases can be seen fetal risks of abortion, rachitism, demineralization and intrauterine fractures. Therefore, newborns should be observed and screened for an autosomal recessive disease in the postpartum period. Also, Breastfeeding should be avoided due to calcium loss. As a result, Midwifery care for pregnant women to be given importance for parathyroid disease can threaten the lives of both mother and fetus although not very common in pregnancy

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