Introduction: Repeat antenatal corticosteroids may reduce respiratory distress syndrome however there is conflicting evidence suggesting it may be unnecessary or harmful. This article reviews the literature to examine the role of multiple courses of antenatal steroids to prevent neonatal respiratory distress syndrome. Methods: Electronic databases were searched online. Results: Four randomised ...

Non-invasive diagnosis of fetal lung immaturity. Ultrasound gray level histogram width (GLHW) tissue characterization was studied in fetal lung. GLHW ratio of fetal lung and liver was multiplied by gestational weeks, and fetal lung immaturity was diagnosed, if the product was less than 29. Ninety six per cent of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) was predicted noninvasively in immatur...

BACKGROUND Ureaplasma urealyticum and U. parvum have been associated with respiratory diseases in premature newborns, but their role in the pathogenesis of the respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is unclear. The aim of this study was to detect, using molecular techniques, the role of Mycoplasma spp. and Ureaplasma spp. in respiratory secretion and blood specimens of preterm newborns with or wit...

Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is seen primarily in the preterm neonate and is due mostly to pulmonary surfactant deficiency. Lung atelectasis leads to ventilationperfusion mismatching, hypoxia, and eventual respiratory failure in the untreated infant who has RDS. RDS is diagnosed by physical findings consistent with respiratory distress and characteristic radiographic findings. Treatment ...

Objective : To identify which factors can predict INSURE failure in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome. Study design : A retropective analysis of the prenatal histories, clinical courses and paraclinical data of all inborn infants (birth weight < 2000g) with respiratory distress syndrome treated with INSURE method. Infants were categorized into 2 groups : "INSURE failure group" ...

Tracheal agenesis is an extremely rare congenital anomaly involving the respiratory system. It is generally associated with anomalies of other systems. Antenatal diagnosis of this condition is difficult; therefore, it presents as a medical emergency in the labor room. Intubation in these babies is difficult. As many of these babies are born prematurely, respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) adds ...