Antenatal Corticosteroids and Infectious Diseases Throughout Childhood
In this cohort study, exposure to ACS was associated with increased risks of infections in full-term children until age 21 years. In preterm children born before 34 weeks' gestation, no association between ACS and infections was found. To minimize the adverse effects of ACS treatment, more stringent criteria for ACS administration and better prediction tools for preterm birth are required.
Authors
- Emma McGoldrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6516-2252)
- Marius Lahti‐Pulkkinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5244-5525)
- Cynthia Gyamfi Bannerman
- Ting Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4101-4535)
- Jane E. Norman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6031-6953)
- Debby Bogaert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2651-7000)
- Christy G. Woolcott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4606-3125)
- Aziz Sheikh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7022-3056)
- Rachael Wood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4453-623X)
- Richard D Riley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8699-0735)
- Sarah R. Murray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2344-6852)
- Emily M. Frier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8835-4310)
- Mika Gissler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8254-7525)
- Eyal Krispin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5859-9528)
- Ewoud Schuit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9548-3214)
- Abigail Fraser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7741-9470)
- Sarah J. Stock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4308-856X)
- Joshua P. Vogel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3214-7096)
- Jasper V. Been (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4907-6466)
- Kate Duhig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9176-5671)
- Jessica E. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1806-1894)
- Kristjana Einarsdóttir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4931-7650)
- Lani Florian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-0545)
- David Burgner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8304-4302)
- Chun Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5496-8824)
- Fabienne Decrue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3005-3018)
- Lars Henning Pedersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6726-1991)
- Mandy Daly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7539-4874)
- Ashraf Nabhan
- John Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9572-7293)
- Helga Zoëga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0761-9028)
- Jeeva John (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9651-4193)
- Rebecca M. Reynolds (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6226-8270)
- Karel Allegaert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9921-5105)
- Alison McNulty
- Stefan Kuhle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9417-3727)
- Ben W. Mol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8337-550X)
- Bo Jacobsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5079-2374)
- Sohinee Bhattacharya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2358-5860)
- Devender Roberts
- Joanne Blair-Gray
Institutions
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Burnet Institute (AU)
- University of Iceland (IS)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- King's College London (GB)
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
- Region Västra Götaland (SE)
- MRC Centre for Reproductive Health (GB)
- Erasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital (NL)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
- Centre for Inflammation Research (GB)
- Wilhelmina Children's Hospital (NL)
- The Queen's Medical Research Institute (GB)
- Society for the Investigation of Early Pregnancy (US)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
- Medical Research Council (GB)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-10-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.36809
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52