Open AccessEffect of Single Dose Betamethasone Administration in Pregnancy on Maternal and Newborn Parameters
Author(s) -
Komal Vinod Gaur,
Barna Ganguly
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/25459.9819
Subject(s) - betamethasone , medicine , respiratory distress , neonatal respiratory distress syndrome , corticosteroid , pregnancy , obstetrics , anesthesia , pediatrics , gestational age , biology , genetics
Antenatal corticosteroids play an important role in preventing Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) but benefits related to time between corticosteroid administration and delivery need to be explored.