Pregnancy outcomes in women with different doses of corticosteroid supplementation during labor and delivery

Takao Owa, Kazuya Mimura, Aiko Kakigano, Shinya Matsuzaki, Keiichi Kumasawa, Masayuki Endo, Takuji Tomimatsu, Tadashi Kimura
In: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research · 2017 · vol. 43(7) , pp. 1132–1138 · doi:10.1111/jog.13336 · PMID:28422424 · W2606936472
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This study found no significant differences in pregnancy or neonatal outcomes between high and low doses of corticosteroid supplementation during labor and delivery in 102 women.

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AIM: The aim of this study was to report the pregnancy outcomes of women who received different doses of corticosteroid supplementation during labor and delivery. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective review of 102 pregnant women who received oral corticosteroid therapy, delivered at Osaka University Hospital, and were administered intravenous corticosteroid supplementation during labor and delivery. From January 2008 to May 2012, 47 women were administered a high dose of corticosteroids (HD group). From June 2012 to December 2016, 55 women were given a low dose of corticosteroids (LD group). RESULTS: There were no significant differences in the patient characteristics between the two groups. The most frequent disease was systemic lupus erythematosus (30/102; 29.4%). Most women used prednisolone for more than 1 year (91/102; 89.2%) and at a dose of more than 5 mg/day (88/102; 86.3%). The total intravenous dose of hydrocortisone during labor and delivery ± standard deviation was 233.5 ± 129.4 mg (HD group) and 143.4 ± 38.1 mg (LD group), exhibiting a significantly larger dose in the HD group. No patients suffered an adrenal deficiency and there were no significant differences in the hemodynamics. There were three cases of puerperal endometritis, two patients with hyperglycemia, and one wound infection in the HD group, whereas one case of puerperal endometritis in the LD group. There were no significant differences in the neonatal outcomes. CONCLUSION: Pregnancy outcomes did not differ between the high and low doses of corticosteroid supplementation during labor and delivery.

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