Prenatal corticosteroid prophylaxis for women delivering at late preterm gestation

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Joseph, K S ^a,b   Nette, Farrell ^a   Scott, Heather ^a   Vincer, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Morbidity; Mortality; Prenatal corticosteroid treatment; Respiratory distress syndrome

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CANADA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LABOR INDUCTION; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RISK REDUCTION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; NOVA SCOTIA; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 70350497728     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-0905     Document Type: Article

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