Pilot randomised controlled trial comparing the risk of neonatal respiratory distress in elective caesarean section at 38 weeks' gestation following a course of corticosteroids versus caesarean at 39 weeks.

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Date publication

mars 2017

Journal

European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr MEYER Nicolas


Tous les auteurs :
Sananès N, Koch A, Escande B, Aissi G, Fritz G, Roth E, Weil M, Bakri A, Bolender C, Meyer N, Vayssiere C, Gaudineau A, Nisand I, Favre R, Kuhn P, Langer B

Résumé

The objective of this study was to compare neonatal respiratory morbidity and rate of emergency caesarean section between elective caesarean sections at 38 gestational weeks following a course of corticosteroids and planned caesarean sections at 39 gestational weeks.

Mots clés

Antenatal corticosteroids, Elective caesarean, Emergency caesarean, Neonatal respiratory distress

Référence

Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol.. 2017 Mar;212:54-59