The interval between a single course of antenatal steroids and delivery and its association with neonatal outcomes
OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to determine whether the benefits of a single course
of antenatal steroid treatment for neonatal respiratory morbidity diminish beyond 7 days.
STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective chart review was performed of all deliveries less than 34
weeks' gestation where delivery occurred after completing a single course of antenatal
steroids (dexamethasone or betamethasone). Maternal and neonatal charts were reviewed,
treatment course was confirmed, and neonatal morbidities were collected. RESULTS: Of 197 …
of antenatal steroid treatment for neonatal respiratory morbidity diminish beyond 7 days.
STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective chart review was performed of all deliveries less than 34
weeks' gestation where delivery occurred after completing a single course of antenatal
steroids (dexamethasone or betamethasone). Maternal and neonatal charts were reviewed,
treatment course was confirmed, and neonatal morbidities were collected. RESULTS: Of 197 …
