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The use of late preterm antenatal corticosteroids in women with gestational diabetes : a puzzle worth solving.

Sadullah ÖzkanMurat Levent DereliDilara KurtAhmet KurtSadun SucuFahri Burcin FiratligilFatih İşleyenŞevki ÇelenYaprak Engin Üstün
Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2024)
Antenatal corticosteroid treatment at or after 34 0/7 weeks of gestation in women with gestational diabetes mellitus who had a late preterm delivery was not associated with improvement in adverse neonatal outcomes. Decreasing gestational age at birth was the only independent risk factor predicting composite neonatal and composite respiratory outcomes.
Keyphrases
  • gestational age
  • preterm birth
  • birth weight
  • pregnant women
  • low birth weight
  • risk factors
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • emergency department
  • metabolic syndrome
  • skeletal muscle
  • weight gain