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David S. McKenna

Researcher at Ohio State University

Publications -  31
Citations -  1278

David S. McKenna is an academic researcher from Ohio State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pregnancy & Gestational age. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 27 publications receiving 994 citations. Previous affiliations of David S. McKenna include Brown University.

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The effects of repeat doses of antenatal corticosteroids on maternal adrenal function.

TL;DR: Repeated courses of betamethasone lead to barely detectable maternal basal cortisol levels and secondary adrenal insufficiency and that repeated doses of maternal corticosteroids suppress the maternal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.