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Open full size image Key Abbreviations American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG Appropriate for gestational age AGA Central nervous system CNS Chronic lung disease CLD Computed tomography CT Continuous positive airway pressure CPAP Cyclic adenosine monophosphate cAMP Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine DPPC…
Key Points Surfactant maintains lung expansion on expiration by lowering surface tension at the air-liquid interface in the alveolus. Antenatal corticosteroids accelerate fetal lung maturation and decrease neonatal mortality and RDS in preterm infants. In addition, corticosteroids are associated with…