[Antenatal corticosteroids and incidence of neonatal respiratory distress after elective caesarean section in late preterm and term neonates].

Introduction: Birth by elective caesarean section in late preterm and early term newborn increases the risk of respiratory distress. Administration of antenatal corticosteroids in these cases could reduce the respiratory distress and its severity.

Objectives: To determine the influence of antenatal corticosteroids use in elective caesarean sections in the respiratory distress of the newborn from 35+0 to 38+6 weeks of gestational age.