Continuation of pregnancy after antenatal corticosteroid administration: Opportunity for rescue?

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 14-18

  Davidson, Christina ^a   Monga, Manju ^a   Ellison, Dayna ^a   Vidaeff, Alex ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Prenatal care; Preterm birth; Rescue dosing

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MATURITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VAGINA BLEEDING; ADULT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952781217     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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