Antenatal corticosteroids and the influence of sex on morbidity and mortality of preterm infants.

Cristina Ramos-Navarro Manuel Sanchez LunaSusana Zeballos-SarratoIsabel Pescador-Chamorro

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2020)

In our population of preterm infants, treatment with antenatal steroids is associated with a different effect depending on sex. Antenatal steroids therapy associated with a positive effect in male patients with a gestational age of less than 29 weeks.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
preterm birth
gestational age
low birth weight
pregnant women
birth weight
bone marrow
combination therapy