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  • Title: Antenatal betamethasone: reassuring long-term data.
    Journal: Prescrire Int; 2008 Apr; 17(94):73. PubMed ID: 18536142.
    Abstract:
    Maternal steroid injections shortly before premature delivery reduce the risk of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome. A 30-year follow-up study of subjects exposed to betamethasone in utero showed no impact of this treatment on cardiovascular, mental, pulmonary or bone function.
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