title: Reversed end diastolic flow velocity in viable fetuses: is there time to wait for the effect of corticosteroids before delivery?
abstract: In severely pre-term, but viable fetuses with reversed end diastolic flow velocity in the umbilical artery, there is time for the effects of corticosteroids before delivery, unless fetal distress occurs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Stellenbosch and Tygerberg Hospital, Tygerberg, South Africa.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: du Plessis
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Norman
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Odendaal
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003971:Diastole; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D013997:Time Factors; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods*; D014469:Umbilical Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones