RESUMEN
A cross sectional study of a random sample of 300 pregnant mothers was conducted to investigate the problem of iodine deficiency during pregnancy and delivery among mothers and their neonates. The prevalence of iodine deficiency among pregnant mothers was 35%, 60% of them were not educated compared with 33.8% of the normal pregnant women. The illiteracy rate was higher among husbands of mothers suffering from iodine deficiency disorder [IDD] than among the normal group. Also, higher percentages of normal pregnant mothers were working women and high percentages of their husbands were practicing skilled or governmental jobs than IDD group. A statistical significant relationship was found between high parity, frequency of stillbirths, recurrent abortion and iodine deficiency among mothers. As regard the dietary history, a significant relation was noticed between iodine deficiency and inadequate intake of iodine rich food and the frequent intake of goitrogenic food