Journal article
Antenatal Steroid Therapy for Fetal Lung Maturation: Is There an Association with Childhood Asthma?
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study was designed to test the hypothesis that fetal exposure to corticosteroids in the antenatal period is an independent risk factor for the development of asthma in childhood.
METHODS: A population-based cohort study was conducted of all pregnant women who resided in Nova Scotia, Canada, and gave birth to a singleton fetus between January 1989 and December 1998 and lived to discharge. After exclusions, 79,395 infants were …
Authors
Pole JD; Mustard CA; To T; Beyene J; Allen AC
Journal
Journal of Asthma, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 47–52
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
January 2009
DOI
10.1080/02770900802262795
ISSN
0277-0903
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Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Adrenal Cortex HormonesAsthmaBronchopulmonary DysplasiaChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicFemaleFetal Organ MaturityGestational AgeHumansHyaline Membrane DiseaseInfant, NewbornLogistic ModelsMaternal AgeNova ScotiaOdds RatioPregnancyPremature BirthPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsRisk Factors