The frequency of prior antenatal corticosteroid therapy in late preterm birth pregnancies

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 767-771

  Carreno, Carlos A ^a,b   Refuerzo, Jerrie S ^a,b   Holland, Marium G ^a,b   Ramin, Susan M ^a,b   Saade, George R ^c   Blackwell, Sean C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

antenatal corticosteroids; corticosteroids; Late preterm birth; neonatal respiratory morbidity; preterm birth

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RISK; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855494458     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1280858     Document Type: Article

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