Overexposure to antenatal corticosteroids: a global concern

J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2007 Nov;29(11):879. doi: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32655-X.

Authors

Steven V Koenen¹, Elizabeth A Dunn¹, John C Kingdom¹, Arne Ohlsson², Stephen G Matthews³

Affiliations

¹ Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto ON.
² Department of Paediatrics, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto ON.
³ Departments of Physiology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto ON.

PMID: 18062040
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32655-X

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Female
Fetal Organ Maturity / drug effects*
Gestational Age
Glucocorticoids / administration & dosage*
Glucocorticoids / adverse effects*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature, Diseases / prevention & control
Lung / drug effects*
Lung Diseases / prevention & control*
Pregnancy
Premature Birth* / epidemiology
Risk Factors

Substances

Glucocorticoids