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Comparing Neonatal Respiratory Morbidity In Neonates Delivered At Term By Elective Caesarean Section With And Without Dexamethasone: Retrospective Cohort Study, Anita Dileep, Neelofur Babar Khan, Sana Sadiq Sheikh
Comparing Neonatal Respiratory Morbidity In Neonates Delivered At Term By Elective Caesarean Section With And Without Dexamethasone: Retrospective Cohort Study, Anita Dileep, Neelofur Babar Khan, Sana Sadiq Sheikh
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Objective: To assess the effect of dexamethasone on neonatal respiratory morbidity in babies delivered by early term elective lower segment Caesarean section. Method: The retrospective cohort study was conducted at a secondary level hospital in Karachi. It reviewed the medical record of pregnant women and their babies who were delivered by elective lower segment Caesarean section between January 1 and June 30, 2013, at 37-38+6 weeks of pregnancy. The women were divided into exposed group (Group A) who received prophylactic dexamethasone, and non-exposed group (Group B) who did not receive dexamethasone Neonatal respiratory morbidity was compared between the two groups. …