Single versus repeated-course antenatal corticosteroids: Outcomes in singleton and multiple-gestation pregnancies

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 267-277

  Dirnberger, D R ^a   Yoder, B A ^a   Gordon, M C ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiple gestation pregnancies; Repeated course antenatal corticosteroids; Repetitive antenatal corticosteroids; Repetitive antenatal steroids

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOPATHY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; BETAMETHASONE; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG DISEASES; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE;

EID: 0034836575     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-16989     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement: Effect of corticosteroids for fetal maturation on perinatal outcomes, February 28-March 2, 1994
2. A controlled trial of antepartum glucocorticoid therapy for the prevention of respiratory distress syndrome in preterm infants
3. Premature delivery of fetal lambs infused with glucocorticoids
4. Effect of antepartum glucocorticoid administration upon neonatal respiratory distress syndrome and perinatal infection
5. A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of betamethasone for the prevention of respiratory distress syndrome at 24 to 28 weeks' gestation
6. Is there a lower limit for birth-weight/gestational age and antenatal steroid therapy?
7. Antenatal corticosteroid therapy: A meta-analysis of the randomized trials, 1972-1994
8. Relationship between antenatal steroid administration and grades III and IV intracranial hemorrhage in low birth weight infants
9. Value of antenatal corticosteroid therapy in preterm birth
10. Single dose versus two doses of betamethasone for lung maturation in preterm rabbits
11. Antenatal steroid administration is associated with an improved chance of intact survival in preterm infants
12. Prenatal and perinatal risk and protective factors for neonatal intracranial hemorrhage
13. Scientific basis and therapeutic regimens for use of antenatal glucocorticoids
14. Antenatal steroids and intraventricular hemorrhage after premature rupture of membranes at 24-28 weeks' gestation
15. Effectiveness of antenatal steroids in obstetric subgroups
16. Effect of interval from fetal corticosteroid treatment to delivery on postnatal lung function of preterm lambs
17. ACOG Committee Opinion No. 147: Antenatal corticosteroid therapy for fetal maturation
18. Antenatal corticosteroids to prevent respiratory distress syndrome
19. Use of corticosteroids by Australian obstetricians: A survey of clinical practice
20. Glucocorticoid levels in maternal and cord serum after prenatal betamethasone therapy to prevent respiratory distress syndrome
21. Neonatal cushingoid syndrome resulting from serial courses of antenatal betamethasone
22. The effects of dexamethasone on plasma steroid levels and fetal adrenal histology in the pregnant rhesus monkey
23. Repeated antenatal corticosteroids: Size at birth and subsequent development
24. Effect of betamethasone in vivo on placental corticotropin-releasing hormone in human pregnancy
25. Repetitive prenatal glucocorticoids improve lung function and decrease growth in preterm lambs
26. Repeated use of betamethasone in rabbits: Effects of treatment variation on adrenal suppression, pulmonary maturation, and pregnancy outcome
27. Neonatal sepsis after betamethasone administration to patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes
28. Impact of multiple antenatal doses of betamethasone on growth and development of mice offspring
29. Placebo-controlled comparison between a single dose and a multidose of betamethasone in accelerating lung maturation of mice offspring
30. Preterm lung function after retreatment with antenatal betamethasone in preterm lambs
31. Repeated courses of steroids in preterm membrane rupture do not increase the risk of histologic chorioamnionitis
32. Multiple courses of betamethasone to enhance fetal lung maturation do not suppress neonatal adrenal response
33. Multiple vs. single betamethasone therapy: Neonatal and maternal effects
34. A retrospective analysis of the effect of antenatal steroid administration on the incidence of respiratory distress syndrome in preterm twin pregnancies
35. Antenatal steroids to prevent respiratory distress syndrome: Multiple gestation as an effect modifier
36. Early prediction of neonatal chronic lung disease: A comparison of three scoring methods
37. Intraventricular hemorrhage in the preterm neonate: Timing and cerebral blood flow changes
38. Multicenter trial of cryotherapy for retinopathy of prematurity
39. The decreasing incidence and severity of retinopathy of prematurity
40. Glucocorticoid administration alters nuclear transcription factors in fetal rat brain: Implications for the use of antenatal steroids
41. Single and repetitive maternal glucocorticoids exposures reduce fetal growth in sheep
42. Antenatal corticosteroids revisited repeated courses