Date of Presentation
5-2-2019 12:00 AM
College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
Administration of steroids to mothers expected to deliver in the late preterm period has previously been found to decrease neonatal respiratory morbidity. In this retrospective chart review, there were no significant differences between groups in the primary outcome of required respiratory support for the neonate, incidence of periventricular hemorrhage or neonatal death. However, this study found that their rate of hyperbilirubinemia, need for phototherapy, and NICU stays were longer than their counterparts whose mothers did not receive steroids or who only received one dose.These findings may provide support for future protocols directed to improve neonatal morbidity secondary to jaundice.
Keywords
steroids, neonatal respiratory morbidity, late preterm delivery, betamethasone
Disciplines
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities | Maternal and Child Health | Medicine and Health Sciences | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Pharmaceutical Preparations
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Commons, Maternal and Child Health Commons, Obstetrics and Gynecology Commons, Pharmaceutical Preparations Commons
The Effects of Antenatal Betamethasone on Late Preterm Infants
Administration of steroids to mothers expected to deliver in the late preterm period has previously been found to decrease neonatal respiratory morbidity. In this retrospective chart review, there were no significant differences between groups in the primary outcome of required respiratory support for the neonate, incidence of periventricular hemorrhage or neonatal death. However, this study found that their rate of hyperbilirubinemia, need for phototherapy, and NICU stays were longer than their counterparts whose mothers did not receive steroids or who only received one dose.These findings may provide support for future protocols directed to improve neonatal morbidity secondary to jaundice.