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Review
. 2016 Aug;40(5):291-7.
doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2016.03.005. Epub 2016 Apr 25.

What we have learned about antenatal corticosteroid regimens

Ronald J Wapner  1 , Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman  2 , Elizabeth A Thom  3 ; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network
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Review

What we have learned about antenatal corticosteroid regimens

Ronald J Wapner et al. Semin Perinatol. 2016 Aug.

Abstract

Administration of antenatal corticosteroids has been standard of care for women between 24 and 34 weeks of gestation who are at risk for preterm delivery for more than 20 years longer in other parts of the world. Although the benefit of steroids in this population has been confirmed, there remain many questions including the frequency of dosing and whether it is possible to expand the gestational age criteria to women likely to deliver before 24 weeks or after 34 weeks. The MFMU Network has played a major role in answering some of these questions.

Keywords: Antenatal corticosteroids; Betamethasone; Preterm Birth; Respiratory distress.

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