Reversed end diastolic flow velocity in viable fetuses: Is there time to wait for the effect of corticosteroids before delivery?

Date
2001
Authors
Du Plessis J.M
Hall D.R
Norman K.
Odendaal H.J
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Abstract
In severely pre-term, but viable fetuses with reversed end diastolic flow velocity in the umbilical artery, there is time for the effects of corticosteroids before delivery, unless fetal distress occurs. Copyright © 2001 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
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betamethasone, corticosteroid, artery blood flow, article, clinical article, Doppler flowmetry, fetus, fetus distress, fetus heart rate, fetus lung maturation, flow rate, human, priority journal, umbilical artery, Adrenal Cortex Hormones, Blood Flow Velocity, Cesarean Section, Diastole, Female, Gestational Age, Humans, Infant Mortality, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Premature, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Obstetric Labor, Premature, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Outcome, Time Factors, Ultrasonography, Doppler, Ultrasonography, Prenatal, Umbilical Arteries
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International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
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