Background Antenatal corticosteroids are given primarily to induce fetal lung maturation but
results from meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials have not shown mortality or …

Antenatal steroid treatment to enhance fetal lung maturity and surfactant treatment to prevent
or treat respiratory distress syndrome have been major advances in perinatal medicine in …

OBJECTIVE TO compare the effects of betamethasone and dexamethasone used to
enhance lung maturity of the fetal mouse. METHODS Adult CD-I mice were administered a …

Background Antenatal corticosteroid therapy (ACT) is used clinically to prepare the fetal lung
for impending preterm birth, but animal and human studies link corticosteroids to smaller …

Preterm birth occurs in approximately 10% of all births, and accounts for 75% of neonatal
deaths not associated with congenital malformations. The administration of antenatal …

Corticosteroid treatment of pregnant women at risk for preterm delivery enhances fetal lung
maturity and improves neonatal outcomes.'Despite convincing evidence of these effects, a …

Respiratory complications are the major cause of morbidity and mortality among preterm
infants, which is partially prevented by the administration of antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) …

Approximately 15 million babies worldwide are born premature, and complications of
prematurity are one of the leading causes of death in neonates. Neonatal respiratory …

Background Antenatal corticosteroids are among the most important and widely used
interventions to improve outcomes for preterm infants. Antenatal corticosteroid dosing …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare efficacy on fetal lung maturation of
intra-amniotic betamethasone or budesonide with the efficacy of maternal intramuscular …