Effects of synthetic glucocorticoid administration on human fetal breathing movements at 34 to 35 weeks' gestational age
J Patrick, J Challis, K Campbell, L Carmichael… - American journal of …, 1981 - Elsevier
Fetal breathing movements were measured in six women who had received exogenous
glucocorticoids throughout pregnancy and in whom the endogenous circadian rhythm in
cortisol was absent or had been suppressed. Studies were performed for 24-hour
observation periods while women received prednisone and then one week later on the
same women after equivalent doses of dexamethasone. Fetal breathing movements
occurred 29.9%±1.9% of the time in the prednisone-treated group and this was not changed …
glucocorticoids throughout pregnancy and in whom the endogenous circadian rhythm in
cortisol was absent or had been suppressed. Studies were performed for 24-hour
observation periods while women received prednisone and then one week later on the
same women after equivalent doses of dexamethasone. Fetal breathing movements
occurred 29.9%±1.9% of the time in the prednisone-treated group and this was not changed …