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ey0017.2-20 | Fetal and Neonatal Cortisol Physiology | ESPEYB17

2.20. Complications of antenatal corticosteroids in infants born by early term scheduled cesarean section

K Gupta , R Rajagopal , F King , D Simmons

To read the full abstract: Diabetes Care. 2020 Apr;43(4):906–908. doi: 10.2337/dc19-2126. Epub 2020 Jan 23. PMID: 31974101Antenatal corticosteroid administration prior to planned cesarean section in early labour reduces by >50% the risk of admission to the neonatal intensive care unit for respiratory distress syndrome and transient tachypnea of the newborn. However, among pregnant women wit...

ey0019.2-1 | Neonatal hypoglycaemia | ESPEYB19

2.1. Dextrose gel for neonates at risk with asymptomatic hypoglycemia: a randomized clinical trial

K Gupta , P Amboiram , U Balakrishnan , A C , T Abiramalatha , U Devi

Pediatrics. 2022 1;149(6):e2021050733. doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-050733. PMID: 35582897.Brief Summary: This randomized clinical trial in ‘at-risk’ neonates with asymptomatic hypoglycemia tested whether oral dextrose gel prevented the need for intravenous fluids. Oral dextrose gel reduced the need for intravenous fluids as well as admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).</...