Is there a Role for Antenatal Corticosteroids in Term Infants before Elective Cesarean Section?

• Main Authors: Augusta Arruda (Author), Mariana Ormonde (Author), Sarah Stokreef (Author), Beatriz Fraga (Author), Catarina Franco (Author), Catarina Dâmaso (Author), Ana Lima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective Cesarean section (CS) delivery, especially without previous labor, is associated with worse neonatal respiratory outcomes. Some studies comparing neonatal outcomes between term infants exposed and not exposed to antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) before elective CS revealed that ACS...