title: Neonatal outcomes after oral administration of antenatal corticosteroid: A case report.
abstract: The use of antenatal corticosteroids is associated with reduction in morbidity and mortality rates in preterm delivery. A 34 year-old pregnant woman, gravida 2 para1, was planned for elective cesarean section at 36 weeks of gestation as ultrasound study showed intrauterine growth retardation. She has idiopathic thrombocytopenia and anemia, with suspected hypoplastic anemia. Due to mother's low platelet count, antenatal intramuscular corticosteroids injection was avoided. Instead, oral dexamethasone was given for fetal lung maturity. Baby's Apgar score at 1-min and 5-min was 9 and 10, respectively. The baby girl did not develop respiratory distress syndrome. She had mild transient tachypnea of newborn that needed only mild respiratory support with nasal cannula in room air.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Women's Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar.
authors.forename: Doua
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: AlSaad
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Women's Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar.
authors.forename: Palli Valapila
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Abdulrouf
authors.affiliation: Department of NICU, Women's Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar ; Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar.
authors.forename: Hussain
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Parappil
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar.
authors.forename: Asma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tarannum
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Women's Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar.
authors.forename: Binny
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thomas
keywords: Antenatal corticosteroids; Fetal lung maturity; Oral dexamethasone; Pregnancy; Preterm delivery