id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-311905-4yu29b49 Kakoulidis, Ioannis SARS-CoV-2 infection and glucose homeostasis in pregnancy. What about antenatal corticosteroids? 2020-05-06 .txt text/plain 1084 69 40 METHODS: We performed a literature search on PubMed, regarding the use of corticosteroids in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection, in pregnancies complicated by SARS-CoV-2, as well as their impact on glycemia in pregnant women with or without diabetes. While the healthcare community worldwide struggles to manage the novel SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Coronavirus 2; Covid-19) pandemic, it is of great importance to ensure that optimal care continues to be given to special groups of patients such as pregnant women. Therefore, extreme caution should be given, regarding the use of antenatal corticosteroids, in case of pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 requiring preterm delivery [1, 3, 4, 16] . Since there are few small studies in the 6 literature regarding the management of pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 (and possibly lacking reliable conclusions), the decision about the use of antenatal corticosteroids should be carefully made in consultation with infectious disease specialists, obstetricians and neonatologists [4, 16] . Timedependent changes in insulin requirement for maternal glycemic control during antenatal corticosteroid therapy in women with gestational diabetes: a retrospective study ./cache/cord-311905-4yu29b49.txt ./txt/cord-311905-4yu29b49.txt