Effect of antenatal corticosteroids on fetal growth and gestational age at birth

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 917-923

  Murphy, Kellie E ^a   Willan, Andrew R ^a   Hannah, Mary E ^a   Ohlsson, Arne ^a   Kelly, Edmond N ^a   Matthews, Stephen G ^a   Saigal, Saroj ^a   Asztalos, Elizabeth ^a   Ross, Susan ^a   Delisle, Marie France ^a   Amankwah, Kofi ^a   Guselle, Patricia ^a   Gafni, Amiram ^a   Lee, Shoo K ^a   Armson, B Anthony ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NEWBORN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 84860176509     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31825189dc     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Murphy KE, Hannah ME, Willan AR, Hewson SA, Ohlsson A, Kelly EN, et al. Multiple courses of antenatal corticosteroids for preterm birth (MACS): A randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2008;372:2143-51.
2. Crowther CA, McKinlay CJD, Middleton P, Harding JE. Repeat doses of prenatal corticosteroids for women at risk of preterm birth for preventing neonatal respiratory disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011;6.
3. West BT, Welch KB, Galecki AT. Linear mixed models: A practical guide to using statistical software. New York (NY): Chapman & Hall/CRC; 2007.
4. Liggins GC. Premature delivery of foetal lambs infused with glucocorticoids. J Endocrinol 1969;45:515-23.
5. Liggins GC, Howie RN. A controlled trial of antepartum glucocorticoid treatment for prevention of the respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants. Pediatrics 1972;50: 515-25.
6. Guinn DA, Atkinson MW, Sullivan L, Lee M, MacGregor S, Parilla BV, et al. Single vs weekly courses of antenatal corticosteroids for women at risk of preterm delivery: A randomized controlled trial. JAMA 2001;286:1581-7. (Pubitemid 33010281)
7. Peltoniemi OM, Kari MA, Tammela O, Lehtonen L, Marttila R, Halmesmaki E, et al. Randomized trial of a single repeat dose of prenatal betamethasone treatment in imminent preterm birth. Pediatrics 2007;119:290-8. (Pubitemid 46397753)
8. Aghajafari F, Murphy K, Matthews S, Ohlsson A, Amankwah K, Hannah M. Repeated doses of antenatal corticosteroids in animals: a systematic review. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002;186: 843-9. (Pubitemid 34494374)
9. Crowther CA, Haslam RR, Hiller JE, Doyle LW, Robinson JS, Australasian Collaborative Trial of Repeat Doses of Steroids (ACTORDS) Study Group. Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome after repeat exposure to antenatal corticosteroids: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2006;367:1913-9. (Pubitemid 43831995)
10. Wapner RJ, Sorokin Y, Thom EA, Johnson F, Dudley DJ, Spong CY, et al. Single versus weekly courses of antenatal corticosteroids: evaluation of safety and efficacy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2006;195:633-42. (Pubitemid 44292122)
11. Wapner RJ, Sorokin Y, Mele L, Johnson F, Dudley DJ, Spong CY, et al. Long-term outcomes after repeat doses of antenatal corticosteroids. N Engl J Med 2007;357:1190-8. (Pubitemid 47443178)
12. Crowther CA, Doyle L, Haslam RR, Hiller JE, Harding JE, Robinson JS, et al. Outcomes at 2 years of age after repeat doses of antenatal corticosteroids. N Engl J Med 2007;357: 1179-89. (Pubitemid 47443177)
13. Asztalos EV, Murphy KE, Hannah ME, Willan AR, Matthews SG, Ohlsson A, et al. Multiple courses of antenatal corticosteroids for preterm birth study: 2-year outcomes. Pediatrics 2010;126:e1045-55.
14. Halliday HL, Ehrenkranz RA, Doyle LW. Early (<8 days) postnatal corticosteroids for preventing chronic lung disease in preterm infants. Cochran Database of Sys Rev 2010;5.
15. Sunnybrook Research Institute. Centre for Mother, Infant, & Child Research. Available at: http://sunnybrook.ca/research/content/?page-sri-proj- cmicr-trial-macs5-home. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
16. The University of Adelaide. Available at: http://www. adelaide.edu.au/arch/research/clinical-trials/actords.html. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
17. The University of Adelaide. The Robinson Institute. ARCH: Women & Babies Health. Available at: http://www.adelaide. edu.au/arch/research/res- synthesis/#IPD. Retrieved March 25, 2012.