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ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2025

Commentary: Antenatal corticosteroid prophylaxis in late preterms- short- and long-term effects and many open questions.

Viktoria Jost, Herbert Fluhr, Hanns Helmer, Christian Göbl

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Article in BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Viktoria JostDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Division of Obstetrics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Herbert FluhrDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Division of Obstetrics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Hanns HelmerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Division of Obstetrics and feto-maternal Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, A-1090, Austria.
Christian GöblDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Division of Obstetrics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria. Christian.goebl@meduniwien.ac.at.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antenatal corticosteroids are a well-established treatment for fetal lung maturation before 34 + 0 weeks of gestation. The administration of dexamethasone and betamethasone in late preterm - between 34 + 0 and 36 + 6 weeks of gestation - is still highly debated and subject of recent research. This topic was recently addressed by a retrospective observational cohort study aiming to investigate the benefits, short- and long-term risks of the application of antenatal corticosteroids in the late preterm phase. This commentary will discuss the main findings of the article and its implications for further research.

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Adrenal Cortex HormonesBetamethasoneDexamethasoneGlucocorticoidsPremature BirthPrenatal CareRespiratory Distress Syndrome, NewbornFemaleFetal Organ MaturityGestational AgeHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematurePregnancyRetrospective StudiesAdrenal Cortex HormonesBetamethasoneDexamethasoneGlucocorticoids

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PMCPMC11849386

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