Does exogenous glucocorticoid administration during pregnancy precipitate the timing of labor? A scoping review

Introduction: To investigate whether synthetic (s) glucocorticoids (GCs) administered between the 24th and the 34th gestational weeks in pre-term labor might precipitate labor, studies on sGCs administration were reviewed. The physiology of endogenous glucocorticoid-related increase in fetal–materna...

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Published in:	Endocrine Connections
Main Authors:	Theodoros Karampitsakos, Fotini Kanouta, Christos Chatzakis, Vassilios Bakoulas, Alexandros Gryparis, Petros Drakakis, Djuro Macut, George Mastorakos
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bioscientifica 2024-10-01
Subjects:	betamethasone crh dexamethasone glucocorticoids preterm labor preterm parturition respiratory distress syndrome
Online Access:	https://ec.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/ec/13/11/EC-24-0057.xml