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ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2024

The association between antenatal corticosteroids exposure and postnatal growth in infants born between 23 and 29 weeks of gestation.

Fu-Sheng Chou, Reese H Clark, Hung-Wen Yeh

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Article in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fu-Sheng ChouDepartment of Neonatology, Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, Riverside, CA, USA. Fu-Sheng.X.Chou@kp.org.ORCID 0000-0002-5770-0580
Reese H ClarkCenter for Research, Education, Quality and Safety, Pediatrix® Medical Group, Sunrise, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7363-4640
Hung-Wen YehDivision of Health Services and Outcomes Research, Children's Mercy Research Institute, Kansas City, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9904-3275
Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center · USMercy Research · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo assess the association between antenatal corticosteroids exposure and postnatal growth in infants born at 23-29 weeks' gestation. STUDY

designThis retrospective study used data from the Pediatrix Clinical Data Warehouse. Maternal-infant dyads from 2018 to 2020 were included. Inverse propensity weighting (IPW) was applied to balance pre-treatment confounders. Primary outcomes included postnatal weight, length, and head circumference growth trajectory percentiles.

resultThe unadjusted cohort consisted of 11,912 dyads. After IPW adjustment, there were 23,231 dyads. Exposed infants showed higher postnatal trajectory percentiles for weight (by 3.4%), length (by 1.8%), and head circumference (by 2.5%) when compared to non-exposed infants. The positive association between antenatal corticosteroids and postnatal growth was only observed in infants not exposed to preeclampsia/eclampsia/HELLP syndrome or without fetal growth restriction.

conclusionAntenatal corticosteroids exposure is associated with better postnatal growth. The study is limited by its retrospective nature.

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Adrenal Cortex HormonesPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsCephalometryFemaleGestational AgeHumansInfantPregnancyRetrospective StudiesAdrenal Cortex Hormones

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PMID38228764
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