Association between antenatal corticosteroid use and perinatal mortality among preterm births in hospitals in Tanzania.
Stanley M MwitaEveline KonjeBenjamin KamalaAngelina IzinaSemvua KilonzoAndrew KigombolaKarol J MarwaMary JandeDeborah DeweyPublished in: PloS one (2021)
ACS significantly reduced the risk in perinatal mortality among infants born preterm in a limited resource setting. However, only about one-third of eligible women were provided with ACS, indicating low usage of ACS. Numerous factors were associated with low usage of ACS in this setting.