PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - L Foix-L’Helias AU - O Baud AU - R Lenclen AU - M Kaminski AU - T Lacaze-Masmonteil TI - Benefit of antenatal glucocorticoids according to the cause of very premature birth AID - 10.1136/adc.2003.042747 DP - 2005 Jan 01 TA - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition PG - F46--F48 VI - 90 IP - 1 4099 - http://fn.bmj.com/content/90/1/F46.short 4100 - http://fn.bmj.com/content/90/1/F46.full SO - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed2005 Jan 01; 90 AB - In this observational study performed in a large cohort of very preterm singletons, respiratory outcome was found to be strongly dependent on the cause of premature delivery. Although less apparent in infants born to mothers with chorioamnionitis, exposure to antenatal glucocorticoids remained significantly associated with a decrease in the incidence of respiratory distress syndrome after adjustment for the main cause of premature birth.