Short-term effects of antenatal betamethasone on fetal cardiovascular and circulation status: A quasi-experimental observational (before-after) study.

Sedigheh HantoushzadehAmir AmiriAzadeh ShabaniYasamin Soufi EnayatiNeda MostafaeipourSeyede Houra Mousavi VahedMaria NezamniaToktam Sheykhian

Published in: International journal of reproductive biomedicine (2024)

Considering the benefits of antenatal corticosteroid therapy, its administration seems reasonable in preterm births. The transient changes in ductal blood flow are not prohibitive.

Keyphrases

blood flow
preterm birth
pregnant women
gestational age
low birth weight
cross sectional
mesenchymal stem cells
cerebral ischemia
blood brain barrier
cell therapy
smoking cessation