Improvement of cardiac function in fetuses with growth restriction following antenatal betamethasone administration: fact or artifact?
Priyadarshini VadiveluAnish KeepanasserilNishad PlakkalPublished 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 (2019)
Fetal heart rate, cardiac MPI, left sided isovolumic indices showed an improvement after betamethasone administration. Follow up studies are needed to ascertain whether these effects persist in the long term and to determine whether these are beneficial to a growth restricted fetuses.