Corticosteroid treatment increases survival of preterm infants within hours
[PRESS RELEASE 2017-05-15] The effects of corticosteroid treatments on pregnant women facing preterm delivery to prevent infant death and morbidity have been thought to develop gradually over days. However, a new study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and colleagues in the European EPICE project – coordinated by Inserm, Paris – suggests that survival and health gains for very preterm infants may occur within hours.Hundreds of thousands of pregnant women in Europe deliver preterm every year. Even if survival nowadays is the most probable outcome, preterm birth is still one of the