Review Article

Causal ACTH-Depot Therapy during Pregnancies following Infertility Treatment

Table 4

Comparison of the state of the newborn according to the reached level of maturity depending on the use of ACTH-depot or tocolysis in the examined pregnancy.

Klimek’s maturity index12–109–6Below 6
ACTH-therapyYesNoYesNoYesNo

New-born (n (%))264 (80%)89 (45%)69 (20%)63 (32%)046 (23%)
Fetus age (days)273 ± 10259 ± 14266 ± 12231 ± 10175 ± 17
Mass (kg)3,4 ± 0,43,0 ± 0,63,3 ± 0,52,0 ± 0,51,2 ± 0,3
Maturity (points)11,4 ± 0,711,0 ± 0,58,2 ± 0,98,0 ± 1,04,0 ± 1,0
Apgar adaptation9,6 ± 0,810,0 ± 1,09,4 ± 0,88,0 ± 1,05,0 ± 2,0
Oxytocinase (μmol/L/min)7,8 ± 2,83,0 ± 0,78,1 ± 3,43,0 ± 1,03,0 ± 1,0