Impact of antenatal corticosteroids-to-delivery interval on very preterm neonatal outcomes: a retrospective study in two tertiary centers in Japan

• Main Authors: Kazuya Fuma (Author), Tomomi Kotani (Author), Hiroyuki Tsuda (Author), Makoto Oshiro (Author), Sho Tano (Author), Takafumi Ushida (Author), Kenji Imai (Author), Yoshiaki Sato (Author), Hiroaki Kajiyama (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) are administered to prevent neonatal complications and death in women at risk of imminent preterm birth. Internationally, the optimal interval from ACS to delivery (ACS-to-delivery interval) is within seven days; however, evidence in Asian populati...