Low iodide status during the first trimester of pregnancy may lead to

The answer would be cretinism

Iodine is an element that vital for making thyroid hormone. Deficiency of iodine can cause hypothyroidism which can lead to growth retar ... dation of the child inside the mother. This will cause the child develop a disease called cretinism. A child with cretinism will have a disturbance in growth and development.