Main Findings
This analysis demonstrates the increased risk of hypoglycaemia in
neonates exposed to antenatal corticosteroids but born at term. This
applies in those exposed remote from birth because of a perceived risk
of preterm birth; it also applies in those exposed prior to planned
early term caesarean section. The risk is particularly high in
pregnancies affected by diabetes. We also suggest an increasing risk of
hypoglycaemia with decreasing corticosteroid-to-birth interval. After
adjustment for covariates, no association with the use of ventilation or
CPAP was found.