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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 86:F96-F101 doi:10.1136/fn.86.2.F96
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Antenatal steroids are associated with a reduction in the incidence of cerebral white matter lesions in very low birthweight infants

Table 4

Effect of antenatal steroids on cerebral white matter lesions (WML)

Group 1 (No/incomplete course) Group 2 (Complete course of steroids)
Gestational age (weeks) All infants No with WML All infants No with WML
Values in parentheses are percentages.
≤25 20 10 (50) 34 8 (24)
26–28 15 4 (27) 61 9 (15)
≥29 36 4 (11) 57 3 (5)

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