Neonatal outcomes after oral administration of antenatal corticosteroid: A case report. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The use of antenatal corticosteroids is associated with reduction in morbidity and mortality rates in preterm delivery. A 34 year-old pregnant woman, gravida 2 para1, was planned for elective cesarean section at 36 weeks of gestation as ultrasound study showed intrauterine growth retardation. She has idiopathic thrombocytopenia and anemia, with suspected hypoplastic anemia. Due to mother's low platelet count, antenatal intramuscular corticosteroids injection was avoided. Instead, oral dexamethasone was given for fetal lung maturity. Baby's Apgar score at 1-min and 5-min was 9 and 10, respectively. The baby girl did not develop respiratory distress syndrome. She had mild transient tachypnea of newborn that needed only mild respiratory support with nasal cannula in room air.

publication date

  • February 27, 2015

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC4669477

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84952873493

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.jsps.2015.02.009

PubMed ID

  • 26702268

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 23

issue

  • 6