Antenatal Corticosteroids in the Late Preterm Period. Issue 5 (September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wisner, Kirsten
• Is Part Of: MCN, the American journal of maternal child nursing. Volume 41:Issue 5(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-09
• Subjects: Obstetric Nursing -- Periodicals; Pediatric Nursing -- Periodicals; Maternal-Child Nursing -- Periodicals; Pediatric nursing -- Periodicals -- Databases; Maternity nursing -- Periodicals -- Databases; Electronic journals; Electronic journals; Maternity nursing; Pediatric nursing; Databases; Periodicals; Electronic journals; Databases; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000000265
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0361-929X

Abstract

Abstract : Results of a recent multicenter randomized clinical trial found less respiratory morbidity among newborns when their mothers who were at risk for preterm birth from 34 weeks and 0 days up to 36 weeks and 5 days gestation were given antenatal betamethasone. Therefore the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine now recommends that women at risk for late preterm birth be given antenatal steroids using a suggested protocol for dosing, appropriate candidates, and gestational dating criteria to reduce respiratory morbidity among late preterm babies.