Antenatal Corticosteroids: Primum non nocere

Efforts continue—building on work of the UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children—to expand use of antenatal corticosteroids in low-resource settings. We argue that until more is known on the balance of benefit versus harm, such promotion should be suspended.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hodgins, Steve
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Global Health: Science and Practice 2018
Materias:
Editorials
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6370357/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30573456
http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00461
Descripción
Sumario:Efforts continue—building on work of the UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children—to expand use of antenatal corticosteroids in low-resource settings. We argue that until more is known on the balance of benefit versus harm, such promotion should be suspended.

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