Optimizing antenatal corticosteroid therapy

MW Kemp, AF Schmidt, AH Jobe - Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Treatment with antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) is standard of care for women at risk
of preterm birth between 24 and 34 weeks' gestation. ACS are increasingly used for other …

Prenatally diagnosed vasa previa: a single-institution series of 96 cases

V Catanzarite, L Cousins, S Daneshmand… - Obstetrics & …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To describe outcomes for a large cohort of women with prenatally diagnosed
vasa previa, determine the percentage in patients without risk factors, and compare delivery …

Evaluating WHO-recommended interventions for preterm birth: a mathematical model of the potential reduction of preterm mortality in sub-Saharan Africa

JB Griffin, AH Jobe, D Rouse, EM McClure… - … Health: Science and …, 2019 - ghspjournal.org
Background: Preterm birth, a leading cause of neonatal mortality, has the highest burden in
low-income countries. In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) published …

Antenatal corticosteroids for women at risk of imminent preterm birth in low-resource countries: the case for equipoise and the need for efficacy trials

JP Vogel, OT Oladapo, C Pileggi-Castro… - BMJ global …, 2017 - gh.bmj.com
The scientific basis for antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) for women at risk of preterm birth has
rapidly changed in recent years. Two landmark trials—the Antenatal Corticosteroid Trial and …

[HTML][HTML] Perinatal outcomes from preterm and early term births in a multicenter cohort of low risk nulliparous women

RT Souza, ML Costa, J Mayrink, FE Feitosa… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Preterm birth is the major contributor for neonatal and under-five years mortality rates and
also accounts for a short-and long-term adverse consequences up to adulthood. Perinatal …

Strategies to improve neurodevelopmental outcomes in babies at risk of neonatal hypoglycaemia

JM Alsweiler, DL Harris, JE Harding… - The Lancet Child & …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Neonatal hypoglycaemia is associated with adverse development, particularly visual-motor
and executive function impairment, in childhood. As neonatal hypoglycaemia is common …

Antenatal corticosteroids and magnesium sulfate for improved preterm neonatal outcomes: a review of guidelines

I Tsakiridis, A Mamopoulos… - Obstetrical & …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Antenatal Corticosteroids and Magnesium Sulfate for Improved... : Obstetrical & Gynecological
Survey Antenatal Corticosteroids and Magnesium Sulfate for Improved Preterm Neonatal …

[HTML][HTML] Consortium for the Study of Pregnancy Treatments (Co-OPT): An international birth cohort to study the effects of antenatal corticosteroids

EM Frier, C Lin, RM Reynolds, K Allegaert, JV Been… - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) are widely prescribed to improve outcomes
following preterm birth. Significant knowledge gaps surround their safety, long-term effects …

Outcomes of infants born near term

JV Gill, EM Boyle - Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2017 - adc.bmj.com
Most research on outcomes of preterm birth has centred on babies born at< 32 weeks
gestation and at highest risk of mortality and serious morbidity. Recent years have seen a …

[HTML][HTML] Betamethasone administration during pregnancy is associated with placental epigenetic changes with implications for inflammation

D Czamara, L Dieckmann, S Röh, S Kraemer… - Clinical …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Glucocorticoids (GCs) play a pivotal role in fetal programming.
Antenatal treatment with synthetic GCs (sGCs) in individuals in danger of preterm labor is …