Edgardo Szyld

Dr. Edgardo Szyld, a neonatologist and clinical research director at Indiana University, presents groundbreaking insights from the PLANT study. He discusses the high risks of respiratory distress in late preterm infants delivered by cesarean, revealing that 20 minutes of prophylactic CPAP significantly reduces NICU admissions without causing pneumothorax. With plans for a broader PLANT 2 trial across 11 centers, Szyld aims to compare outcomes with and without antenatal steroids, addressing the urgent needs of this overlooked population.