Background: Corticosteroids are widely used in obstetrics due to their striking effect on
perinatal morbidity and mortality of premature neonates. Despite this, relatively few studies …

The recommended dose for fetal lung maturation for dexamethasone is four doses of 6 mg
given separately within 48 hours injected intravenously or intramuscularly. The …

Repetitive courses of corticosteroids have deleterious effects with little improvement in
neonatal outcome. A 'rescue dose'given to a fetus previously yet remotely treated may be of …

There is broad consensus that the use of corticosteroids to induce lung maturation in the
preterm fetus at% 34 weeks' gestation has numerous beneficial effects. 1, 2 In fact, this …

Purpose To investigate hemodynamic effects after antenatal corticosteroids (ACS)
administration in appropriate for gestational age (AGA) and early growth restricted (GR) …

Background: Antenatal steroid administration decreases fetal mortality and morbidity in
preterm neonates. However, maternal steroids administration can cause a transient …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the direct effects of corticosteroids on human umbilical artery
resistance, in vitro. DESIGN: Prospective laboratory study. SETTING: University teaching …

Objective To determine the acute effects of corticosteroids on the cardiovascular system in
growth‐restricted fetuses. Methods This was a prospective cohort study conducted at a …

Antenatal corticosteroid therapy to enhance fetal lung maturity in threatened preterm
delivery has a number of non-pulmonary side-effects, both beneficial and undesirable. This …

Introduction: Maternal corticosteroid administration for anticipated preterm birth is common;
however, the corticosteroid effect on fetal ultrasound and cardiotocograph (CTG) remains …