Objectives To study the association between antenatal corticosteroids treatment and
childhood mental disorders in infants born at different gestational ages, and to investigate …

Importance Maternal antenatal corticosteroid treatment is standard care to accelerate fetal
maturation when birth before 34 weeks is imminent. Recently, expansion of the indications …

Importance Animal studies have found that antenatal corticosteroids affect many organs
across multiple stages of life. However, the long-term outcomes in human children are not …

Background It has been well recognized that antenatal administration of dexamethasone to
pregnant women at risk of preterm delivery may markedly accelerate fetal maturation and …

BackgroundSynthetic glucocorticoids, to enhance fetal maturation, are a standard treatment
when preterm birth before 34 gestational weeks is imminent. While morbidity-and mortality …

Objective An increasing proportion of fetuses are exposed to antenatal corticosteroids
(ACS). Despite their immediate beneficial effects, the long-term safety of ACS has been an …

Background Antenatal corticosteroids improve neonatal outcomes when administered to
infants who are at risk of preterm delivery. Many women who receive antenatal …

Background Glucocorticoids play a critical role in normative regulation of fetal brain
development. Exposure to excessive levels may have detrimental consequences and …

The objective of this study was to synthesize the body of knowledge on the association
between ACS exposure for risk of preterm birth and brain development in infants ultimately …

Context Current guidelines, initially published in 1995, recommend antenatal corticosteroids
for mothers with preterm labor from 24 to 34 weeks' gestational age, but not before 24 weeks …