Neonatal outcome in gestational-diabetic mothers treated with antenatal corticosteroids delivering at the late preterm and term
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics Jul 12, 2018
Krispin E, et al. - The association between antenatal corticosteroid treatment and neonatal complications was determined in diabetic mothers delivering after 34 weeks of gestation. In this retrospective cohort study of women with singleton pregnancies diagnosed with gestational diabetes who delivered after 34 weeks of gestation in a university-affiliated medical center (2012–2016), no association between corticosteroid treatment for diabetic mothers and neonatal adverse outcomes was noted. However, the corticosteroid treatment was noted to be associated with a lower birth weight, when delivery occurs after 34 weeks of gestation.
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