TITLE:
Differences of Asphyxia in Infants of 35 and 36 Weeks Pregnant Women with or without Antenatal Corticosteroids
AUTHORS:
Udin Sabarudin, Teuku Renardiansyah, Amillia Siddiq
KEYWORDS:
Corticosteroid, Premature, Asphyxia
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.5 No.6,
June
24,
2015
ABSTRACT: Objective: To identify
differences of Asphyxia in infants of 35 - 36 weeks with or without antenatal
corticosteroid. Methods: Case control study was
done on 35 and 36 weeks of pregnancy mother with threatened preterm labor who received and did not receive
corticosteroids. Results: From 106 patients with
threatened preterm labour between 35 - 36 gestational age, 53 patients received
corticosteroid, and 53 did not receive corticosteroid. Incidence of asphyxia
decreased significantly from patients received corticosteroid (34%:58.5%, P = 0.011).
Incidence of decreased in patients received corticosteroid compared with
patients did not receive corticosteroid (3.8%: 15.1%), but the difference was
not significant (P = 0.093). Based on the length of stay at the hospital, babies receiving
corticosteroid before delivery have shorter duration of stay (: There is a significant correlation of newborn asphyxia from 35 - 36
gestational weeks with or without corticosteroid treatment (58.5%:34%, P = 0.011).