Glucocorticoids and Preterm Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury: The Good and the Bad

• Main Authors: Laura Bennet (Author), Joanne O. Davidson (Author), Miriam Koome (Author), Alistair Jan Gunn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Fetuses at risk of premature delivery are now routinely exposed to maternal treatment with synthetic glucocorticoids. In randomized clinical trials, these substantially reduce acute neonatal systemic morbidity, and mortality, after premature birth and reduce intraventricular hemorrhage. However, the...