Preventing newborn breathing problems with steroids
Treatments studied
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests a plan to prevent a severe newborn breathing problem called NARDS. If your baby's risk is very high, you may be offered a steroid treatment that could help their lungs work better at birth.
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Who can take part
- You are pregnant and your baby has a high risk (over 80% chance) of a serious breathing problem called neonatal acute respiratory distress syndrome (NARDS).
- You agree to receive a steroid medicine (called antenatal corticosteroids or ACS) to lower this risk.
- You have signed a consent form agreeing to be in the study.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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