Low Birth Weight not Associated With Topical Corticosteroid Use in Pregnancy

摘要

The use of topical corticosteroids during pregnancy was not associated with low birth weight, according to a study."The prevalence of topical corticosteroid use during pregnancy is reported to be as high as 7%," Niklas Kform Andersson, MD, of the department of epidemiology research at Statens Serum Insti-tut, the department of clinical pharmacology at Copenhagen University Hospital Bispeb-jerg and Frederiksberg, and the department of allergy and dermatology at Gentofte and Herlev Hospital, and colleagues wrote. "Data to help evaluate potential fetal harm from topical corticosteroid use in pregnancy are limited and conflicting."