BACKGROUND The use of antenatal steroid therapy is common in pregnancy. In early
pregnancy, steroids may be used in women for the treatment of recurrent miscarriage or fetal …

Late preterm (LP) infants are defined as those born at 34-0/7 to 36-6/7 weeks' gestational
age. LP infants were previously referred to as near term infants. The change in terminology …

Objective: To analyze respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) incidence and risk factors at
different gestational age. Methods: We considered data from 321 327 infants born in …

Aim The relationship between maternal diabetes mellitus (DM) and neonatal respiratory
distress syndrome (RDS) has long been recognized, but the conclusions of this relationship …

The complications of prematurity are the leading cause of neonatal mortality worldwide, with
the highest burden in the low-and middle-income countries of South Asia and Sub-Saharan …

Aim Providing less invasive surfactant administration (LISA) to spontaneously breathing
preterm infants has been reported to reduce mechanical ventilation and bronchopulmonary …

For the past century, researchers have underscored the “disadvantage” observed in
respiratory morbidity and mortality of male newborns. In this contemporary review, we …

Newborn respiratory distress presents a diagnostic and management challenge. Newborns
with respiratory distress commonly exhibit tachypnea with a respiratory rate of more than 60 …

Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) impacts a high proportion of preterm neonates,
resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. Advances in pharmacotherapy, specifically …

Purpose To explore the association between cesarean section (CS) and the risk of neonatal
respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Methods We searched PubMed, Web of Science, and …