ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2022
A Timely Administration of Antenatal Steroids Is Highly Protective Against Intraventricular Hemorrhage: An Observational Multicenter Cohort Study of Very Low Birth Weight Infants.
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- Comprehensive evaluation of risk factors for intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm neonates: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of medical research · 2025Pooled it
- Pooled prevalence and predictors of intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) in preterm neonates (28-34 weeks) in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Glucocorticoids in pregnancy: a master-switch for fetal maturation.Endocrine reviews · 2026Review
- Promising Preventive Strategies for Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Preterm Neonates: A Critical Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- The influence of antenatal betamethasone timing on neonatal outcome in late preterm infants: a single-center cohort study.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2025Article
- International Variation and Trends of Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Very Preterm Infants.Neonatology · 2025Article
- Embryonic Circadian Rhythm Establishment, Homeostasis, and Dysfunction During Organogenesis.Stem cells international · 2025Review
- Reduced racial disparities among newborns with intraventricular hemorrhage.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024Article
- Administration of Antenatal Corticosteroids: Optimal Timing.Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2024Article
- Outcome in very preterm infants: a population-based study from a regional center in Austria.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- First postnatal lactate blood levels on day 1 and outcome of preterm infants with gestational age <29 weeks.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Pathogenesis and Prevention of Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Preterm Infants.Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society · 2023Article
- Effect of antenatal corticosteroid administration-to-birth interval on maternal and newborn outcomes: a systematic review.EClinicalMedicine · 2023Article
- Pediatric intensive care unit admissions network-rationale, framework and method of operation of a nationwide collaborative pediatric intensive care research network in Germany.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Serial Long-Term Growth and Neurodevelopment of Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants: 2022 Update on the Korean Neonatal Network.Journal of Korean medical science · 2022Article
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Abstract
Aim: The aim of the study is to evaluate the influence of the timing of antenatal steroids (ANSs) on neonatal outcome of very low birth weight infants (VLBWI) born before 30 weeks of gestation in the German Neonatal Network. Methods: The German Neonatal Network is a large population-based cohort study enrolling VLBWIs since 2009. We included 672 neonates, who were born between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2019 in our analysis in 10 selected centers. Infants were divided into four subgroups based on the interval between the first steroid administration and preterm birth: (I) two doses of betamethasone, ANS-birth interval: >24 h to 7 days, Results: An ANS-birth interval of 24 h to 7 days after the first dose was associated with a reduced risk for intraventricular hemorrhage (OR 0.17; 95% CI 0.09-0.31, Conclusion: Our observational data indicate that an ANS-birth interval of 24 h to 7 days is strongly associated with a reduced risk of intraventricular hemorrhage in VLBWIs. Further research is needed to improve the prediction of preterm birth in order to achieve a timely administration of antenatal steroids that may improve neonatal outcomes such as intraventricular hemorrhage.
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