Effect of Antenatal Steroid before Elective Cesarean Section(C/S) on Prevention of Respiratory Morbidity of Term Neonates.
- Conditions
- Respiratory distress of newborn.Respiratory distress syndrome of newborn- Transient tachypnoea of newbornP22.0 - P2
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015090923963N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Babol University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion criteria for the mothers; gestational age =39 weeks (based on ultrasound examination) and maternal cesarean section indications only because of repetitive C/S.
Exclusion criteria for the mothers; mothers with premature delivery, infection, diabetes, premature rupture of membranes and the use of steroids before birth and also C/s because of other reasons( other than the repeated C/S, such as medical or obstetric underlying disease, for example cephalopelvic disproportion, retinal detachment, and macrosomia. Inclusion criteria for neonates; All infants with gestational age of =39 weeks (which is based on ultrasound examination and also by the researcher’s physical examination after birth by the New Ballard Scoring system.).
Exclusion criteria for neonates; Underlying diseases such as IUGR, macrosomia , perinatal infection, congenital anomalies (Congenital heart diseases, etc.).
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method eed for resuscitation, Respiratory distress, Need for oxygen administration, Need to be admitted to the neonatal unit, or NICU and doing diagnostic and therapeutic studies, Need for hospitalization, Length of hospital stay. Timepoint: After birth. Method of measurement: Clinical examination.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Respiratory distress syndrome and Transient tachypnea of the newborn. Timepoint: After birth. Method of measurement: Clinical examination.