Antenatal corticosteroids for fetal maturation in women at risk for preterm delivery

• Published in: Clinics in perinatology Vol. 30; no. 4; p. 825
• Main Authors: Vidaeff, Alex C, Doyle, Nora M, Gilstrap, 3rd, Larry C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2003
• Subjects: Adrenal Cortex Hormones - administration & dosage; Adrenal Cortex Hormones - pharmacology; Betamethasone - administration & dosage; Betamethasone - pharmacology; Consensus Development Conferences, NIH as Topic; Dexamethasone - administration & dosage; Dexamethasone - pharmacology; Female; Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture - complications; Fetal Organ Maturity - drug effects; Gestational Age; Humans; Obstetric Labor, Premature - etiology; Obstetric Labor, Premature - prevention & control; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcome; United States; United States

The available data unambiguously support the beneficial, short-term fetal effects of antenatal corticosteroids in women at risk for preterm delivery. There are still several incompletely addressed questions, including the use of corticosteroids in women with preterm premature rupture of membranes, t...