Repeat antenatal glucocorticoids for women at risk of preterm birth: A Cochrane Systematic Review

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 206, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 187-194

  McKinlay, Christopher J D ^a   Crowther, Caroline A ^b   Middleton, Philippa ^b   Harding, Jane E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

prenatal corticosteroids; repeat antenatal glucocorticoids; respiratory distress syndrome; systematic review

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMBASE; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MEDLINE; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PERINATAL DEATH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REPEATED DRUG DOSE; RISK REDUCTION; SEPSIS; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN;

EID: 84857792159     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.07.042     Document Type: Conference Paper

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