Antenatal corticosteroids and COVID-19: balancing benefits and harms

Jessica Liauw¹, Serena Gundy², Bram Rochwerg³, Jennifer A Hutcheon⁴

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¹ Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, BC Women's Hospital, University of British Columbia, C420-4500 Oak St., Vancouver V6H 3N1, British Columbia, Canada. Electronic address: jessica.liauw@medportal.ca.
² Department of Medicine, Obstetric Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

PMID: 32858012
PMCID: PMC7446611
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.08.062

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Antenatal corticosteroids and COVID-19: balancing benefits and harms

Jessica Liauw et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Dec.

. 2020 Dec;223(6):956-957.

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.08.062. Epub 2020 Aug 25.

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Jessica Liauw¹, Serena Gundy², Bram Rochwerg³, Jennifer A Hutcheon⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, BC Women's Hospital, University of British Columbia, C420-4500 Oak St., Vancouver V6H 3N1, British Columbia, Canada. Electronic address: jessica.liauw@medportal.ca.
² Department of Medicine, Obstetric Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

PMID: 32858012
PMCID: PMC7446611
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.08.062

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Rasmussen SA, Jamieson DJ. Rasmussen SA, et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Dec;223(6):957-958. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.08.060. Epub 2020 Aug 25. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020. PMID: 32858013 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and pregnancy: what obstetricians need to know.
Rasmussen SA, Smulian JC, Lednicky JA, Wen TS, Jamieson DJ. Rasmussen SA, et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 May;222(5):415-426. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.02.017. Epub 2020 Feb 24. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020. PMID: 32105680 Free PMC article. Review.

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