Maternal and neonatal outcomes following antenatal corticosteroids in pregnancies complicated by diabetes: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the current literature surrounding the administration of antenatal corticosteroids in pregnancies complicated by diabetes and summarize the reported neonatal and maternal outcomes in exposed and unexposed groups.

Data sources

A systematic search was performed in November 2023 using Ovid Medline and Embase databases to identify relevant studies.

Study eligibility criteria

Articles that reported on the maternal or neonatal outcomes in pregnancies complicated by pre-gestational or gestational diabetes after exposure to antenatal corticosteroids were included in this review. Articles were excluded if they did not separately report on the outcomes experienced by women with diabetes.

Methods

Maternal and neonatal outcomes of interest included neo

SUBMITTER: Atallah K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11625239 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature