Basic details of mothers and infants receiving single and repeat courses of antenatal glucocorticoids
| Single course | Repeat courses | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Values are number (%) or mean (SD) (range). | |||
| Mothers | |||
| Number | 30 | 7 | |
| Age (years) | 31.6 (5.1) (21–45) | 32.8 (7.7) (21–44) | 0.62 |
| Parity | 0.9 (1.4) (0–6) | 1.6 (1.4) (0–4) | 0.28 |
| Multiple pregnancy | 7 (23.3) | 4 (57.1) | 0.16 |
| Twin | 4 (13.3) | 3 (42.9) | |
| Triplet | 3 (10.0) | 1 (14.3) | |
| Non-smoker | 26 (86.7) | 5 (71.4) | 0.68 |
| Gestation at entry (weeks) | 27.8 (1.8) (25–31) | 27.3 (2.4) (24–30) | 0.53 |
| Gestation at last steroid dose (weeks) | 26.5 (1.7) (23–30) | 29.3 (2.6) (25–33) | 0.001 |
| Risk for preterm delivery | 0.23 | ||
| Preterm labour | 5 (16.7) | 1 (14.2) | |
| Hypertension | 11 (36.7) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Rupture of membranes | 8 (26.6) | 3 (42.9) | |
| Other | 6 (20.0) | 3 (42.9) | |
| Infants | |||
| Number | 39 | 11 | |
| Gestation at birth (weeks) | 31.3 (2.2) (27–36) | 32.4 (3.0) (28–38) | 0.15 |
| Birth weight (g) | 1609 (446) (755–2870) | 1923 (581) (1100–2920) | 0.07 |
| Female | 20 (51.3) | 8 (72.7) | 0.21 |
| Latency (days) | 31.1 (15.8) (7–56) | 15.5 (26.3) (0–90) | 0.02 |