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An infant is born at 26 weeks to a 20 year-old G1P0. Of the following, the factor NOT associated with increased risk of IVH in this infant include:

a) Maternal use of phenytoin

b) Normal saline bolus in delivery suite

c) Need for ventilatory support

d) Antenatal betamethasone administration

e) Chorioamnionitis

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Answer

Answer d. Antenatal steroid administration may decrease the risk of IVH. All of the remaining options increase the risk of IVH.

This question originally printed in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics kindle book series, and appears courtesy of Naerthwyn Press, LLC.