Maternal Epidural Steroids to Prevent Neonatal Exposure to Hyperthermia and Inflammation.
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DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1675329
Abstract: BACKGROUND  Epidural analgesia is associated with a fourfold increased rate of intrapartum fever. The likely pathophysiology is a noninfectious maternal inflammatory activation. Safe interventions to reduce maternal and neonatal exposures to intrapartum fever and inflammation… read more here.
Keywords: epidural analgesia; epidural steroids; inflammation; exposure hyperthermia ... See more keywords