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Beta-Blockers Therapy for the Treatment of Hypertension; Treatments for Acute Migraine; Statin Therapy for ACS Patients; The Correct Dosing for Onychomycosis; FDA Actions
I missed this article when it first emerged. however, during a recent perinatal conference in California, Dr. Michael Nageotte cited it in an excellent lecture on breeches. Since the report could have an impact in current practice, I am reviewing it in this issue.
A surprising study recently surfaced in the British Medical Journal. A randomized trial was designed to determine if giving a standard maternal dose of steroids (two injections of 12 mg of betamethasone separated by 24 hours) would decrease the incidence of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in infants whose mothers were to have elective Cesarean sections.
