Am J Perinatol
DOI: 10.1055/a-1827-6712
SMFM Fellowship Series Article

Does Antenatal Progesterone Administration Modify the Risk of Neonatal Intraventricular Hemorrhage?

1   Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
,
Tracy C. Bank
2   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, Delaware
,
Lisbet S. Lundsberg
1   Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
,
Jennifer Culhane
1   Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
,
Michelle Silasi
1   Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
,
Moeun Son
1   Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
,
Caitlin Partridge
1   Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
,
Uma M. Reddy
1   Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
,
2   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, Delaware
,
Audrey A. Merriam
1   Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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Funding None.

Abstract

Objective Progesterone administration has been associated with improved neurological outcomes following traumatic brain injury in adults. However, studies examining the effect of progesterone on the risk of neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) are inconsistent. We sought to determine if maternal administration of intramuscular 17-α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17-OHPC) is associated with decreased rates of IVH in infants born before 32-weeks gestation.

Study Design This is a retrospective study of liveborn singleton deliveries between 20- and 32-weeks gestation at two large academic medical centers from January 1, 2012 to August 30, 2020. Data were extracted from hospital electronic medical record data warehouses using standardized definitions and billing and diagnosis codes. We evaluated receipt of 17-OHPC in the antepartum period and diagnosis of IVH (grade I-IV, per Volpe classification) during the neonatal delivery hospitalization encounter. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed to examine the association between 17-OHPC and neonatal IVH adjusting for potential confounders. Odds ratio (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were presented.

Results Among 749 neonates born between 20- and 32-week gestation, 140 (18.7%) of their mothers had received antenatal 17-OHPC and 148 (19.8%) were diagnosed with IVH after birth. No significant association was observed between maternal 17-OHPC and neonatal IVH in unadjusted (OR 1.14, 95% CI 0.72–1.78) or adjusted analyses (adjusted odds ratio 1.14, 95% CI 0.71–1.84). Independent of exposure to 17-OHPC, as expected, infants born <28-weeks gestation or those with very low birthweight (<1,500 g) were at an increased risk of IVH (OR 2.32, 95% CI 1.55–3.48 and OR 2.19, 95% CI 1.09–4.38, respectively).

Conclusion Antenatal maternal 17-OHPC administration was not associated with the risk of neonatal IVH. Further research may be warranted to determine whether timing, route of delivery, and duration of progesterone therapy impact rates of neonatal IVH.

Key Points

  • This study aimed to compare the frequency of intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm neonates exposed to antenatal 17-α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate to those not exposed.

  • In neonates born at <32-weeks gestation, maternal use of progesterone is not associated with the risk of intraventricular hemorrhage.

  • In contrast to preclinical and adult data, this study suggests that progesterone exposure is not associated with the prevention of neonatal brain injury.



Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 10. März 2022

Angenommen: 05. April 2022

Accepted Manuscript online:
18. April 2022

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
10. Juni 2022

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