Corticosteroids to safely reduce neonatal respiratory morbidity after late preterm and term planned caesarean section birth? A randomised placebo-controlled feasibility study.
Johanna ChanLaura MackayFrank BloomfieldCaroline CrowtherArier LeeJonathan M MorrisRebecca HayMariska Oakes-Ter BalsChristopher ThurnellPhoebe De JongVictoria CarlsenTracey WilliamsKatie M GroomPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
Some women are willing to participate in a randomised placebo-controlled trial of corticosteroids prior to a planned caesarean section birth at late preterm and term gestations. Participation in such a trial can be enhanced.
Keyphrases
- gestational age
- double blind
- placebo controlled
- phase iii
- study protocol
- clinical trial
- phase ii
- preterm birth
- open label
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- randomized controlled trial
- phase ii study
- low birth weight
- physical activity
- pregnancy outcomes
- preterm infants
- insulin resistance
- pregnant women
- type diabetes
- radiation therapy
- adipose tissue
- squamous cell carcinoma
- skeletal muscle