... with RDS includes prediction of risk of preterm delivery, need for appropriate maternal transfer to a perinatal centre and timely use of antenatal steroids. Delivery room management has become more evidence-based, and protocols for lung protection including initiation of CPAP and titration of oxygen should...

... for babies with RDS includes consideration of when to use antenatal steroids, and good obstetric practice includes methods of predicting the risk of preterm delivery and also consideration of whether transfer to a perinatal centre is necessary and safe. Methods for optimal delivery room management have...

... evidence exists for the role of antenatal steroids in RDS prevention, but it is still not clear if the benefit of repeated courses on respiratory outcomes outweighs the risk of adverse outcomes in the short and long term. Many practices involved in preterm neonatal stabilization at birth are not evidence...

...Hye Mi Ahn; Eun Ae Park; Su Jin Cho; Young-Ju Kim; Hye-Sook Park Background: Despite continuous research on the prevention of preterm labor, preterm delivery still occurs often. Different neonatal outcomes in association with chorioamnionitis might occur with the introduction of antenatal steroids...

... with noncystic white matter disease is not clear yet. Prenatal inflammation/infection has been shown a risk factor for neonatal sepsis. A single course of antenatal steroids can be regarded safe in clinical as well as histological chorioamnionitis. 13 04 2010 8 08 2010 28 9 2010 © 2010 S...

... of a single course of antenatal steroids in RDS prevention, but the potential benefit and long-term safety of repeated courses are unclear. Many practices involved in preterm neonatal stabilisation at birth are not evidence-based, including oxygen administration and positive pressure lung inflation...

... Lambs Endotoxin Antenatal steroids Matrix metalloproteinases Chorioamnionitis © 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel 2008 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other languages, reproduced or utilized in any form or by any...

...Shilpi Chabra; Carol Cottrill; Mary Kay Rayens; Richard Cross; David Lipke; Margaret Bruce The objective of this study was to evaluate prospectively the influence of gestational age (GA) and short-term antenatal steroids on total lymphocyte count and lymphocyte subsets in cord blood from preterm...