Antenatal steroid (ANS) therapy is the standard care for women at imminent risk of preterm
labor. Despite extensive and long-standing use, 40%–50% of babies exposed antenatally to …

Background Antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) are the standard of care for maturing the fetal
lung and improving outcomes for preterm infants. Antenatal corticosteroid dosing remains …

Background Administration of antenatal steroids is standard of care for women assessed to
be at imminent risk of preterm delivery. There is a marked variation in antenatal steroid …

Background: Antenatal treatment of pregnant women with corticosteroids in order to
stimulate surfactant production has been shown to be effective. However, lung structure is …

Respiratory distress in late-preterm and early term infants generally may warrant admission
to a special care nursery or an intensive care unit. In particular, respiratory distress …

Background: Between 5-15% of babies are born prematurely worldwide, with preterm birth
defined as delivery before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy (term is at 40 weeks of …

Antenatal steroids (ANSs) are routinely administered to women judged to be at imminent risk
of preterm delivery. Their principal benefit is precocious functional maturation of the preterm …

OBJECTIVE: Glucocorticoid administration to women in preterm labor improves neonatal
mortality and morbidity. Fetal exposure to glucocorticoid levels higher than those …

Antenatal corticosteroids are an essential component in the management of women at risk
for preterm labour. They promote lung maturation and reduce the risk of other preterm …

Antenatal corticosteroid (CS) therapy improves both fetal lung mechanism and gas
exchange due to accelerated morphologic development of type one and two pneumocytes …