Journal article
Effects into adulthood of single or repeated antenatal corticosteroids in sheep
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine effects of maternal or fetal injections of betamethasone on postnatal growth and arterial pressure.
STUDY DESIGN: We measured body weight, arterial pressure, and heart rate serially in sheep born after single or repeated maternal or fetal betamethasone injections. At approximately 3.5 years, organ weights were measured.
Authors
Moss TJM; Doherty DA; Nitsos I; Sloboda DM; Harding R; Newnham JP
Journal
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol. 192, No. 1, pp. 146–152
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2005
DOI
10.1016/j.ajog.2004.06.065
ISSN
0002-9378