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ea0024p4 | (1) | BSPED2010

Neonatal adrenal suppression from maternal steroid use: A retrospective case note study

Ho S , Petkar R , Avatapalle B , Coombs R

Introduction: Infants born to mothers on antenatal steroid medication may develop adrenal suppression postnatally which can be potentially life-threatening. However, the incidence is unknown and screening for at risk infants is not universal.Aim: The aim of our study was to review the outcome of infants born to mothers on antenatal steroids.Method: We retrospectively reviewed our neonatal “paediatric alerts” for mothers o...