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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews· 2017

Antenatal corticosteroids for accelerating fetal lung maturation for women at risk of preterm birth

Devender Roberts, Julie Brown, Nancy Medley, Stuart R. Dalziel

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A single course of antenatal corticosteroids significantly reduces perinatal death (RR 0.72), neonatal death (RR 0.69), respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) (RR 0.66), intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) (RR 0.55), and necrotizing enterocolitis (RR 0.50) in infants born prematurely.

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Field: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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