Xiao-Yu Dong, Jian-Hong Qi, Qing-Cui Zhuo, Yan-Jie Ding, Xin Qiao, Yan Wang, De-Juan Yang, Dan Li, Li Li, Hai-Yan Jiang, Qiong-Yu Liu, Zhong-Liang Li, Xiang Zhang, Bing-Jin Zhang, Yong-Hui Yu
BACKGROUND: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) is the most common cause of indicated preterm delivery, but the impact of prenatal steroid exposure on the outcomes of preterm infants born to HDP mothers, who may be at risk for intrauterine hypoxia-ischemia, remains uncertain. The study objective is to evaluate the mortality and morbidities in HDP for very preterm infants (VPIs) exposed to different course of ANS. METHODS: This is a prospective cohort study comprising infants with < 32 weeks gestation born to women with HDP only from 1 Jan...
February 5, 2024: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth