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[Preterm corticosteroid therapy and fetal immobility. Case report]
C Lenoble1, P Kimata, G Carrasset
1Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, hôpital Rothschild, 33, boulevard de Picpus, 75012 Paris, France.
We report a case of fetal immobility following antenatal corticosteroid therapy administered to women in thirty weeks at risk of preterm labor. The short-term side effect of corticosteroid, a decrease in fetal heart rate variation are well known. This case report presents the difficulty of therapy choice in front of fetal immobility and acute fetal distress. We chose a medical supervision. A review of the literature suggests other criteria, such as Doppler of umbilical artery, which could help therapeutical choice.
We report a case of fetal immobility following antenatal corticosteroid therapy administered to women in thirty weeks at risk of preterm labor. The short-term side effect of corticosteroid, a decrease in fetal heart rate variation are well known. This case report presents the difficulty of therapy choice in front of fetal immobility and acute fetal distress. We chose a medical supervision. A review of the literature suggests other criteria, such as Doppler of umbilical artery, which could help therapeutical choice.
