Abstract:Objectives: to identify predictive factors of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in severe preeclampsia. Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted based on the secondary analysis of a clinical trial about the use of corticosteroids to prevent RDS in severe preeclampsia. Newborn. infants with (n=66) and without RDS (n=134) were compared. Results: only fetal distress and very low birth weight were associated with increased risk of RDS, white corticosteroid therapy was significantly protective after multi… Show more
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