Evaluation of seven- to nine-year-old children exposed to ritodrine in utero.
Twenty children who had been exposed to ritodrine in the management of preterm labor between 24 and 34 weeks' gestational age were examined at seven to nine years of life and compared with matched control subjects. No significant differences were detected in factors of growth, neurologic findings, and psychometric testing.
D001724:Birth Weight; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007360:Intelligence; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008297:Male; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000517:prevention & control; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D011412:Propanolamines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012312:Ritodrine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
D011412:Propanolamines; D012312:Ritodrine