Safety of Topical Corticosteroids in Pregnancy.

CLINICAL QUESTION

Are topical corticosteroids safe for use in pregnancy?

BOTTOM LINE

The available evidence found no associations of maternal use of topical corticosteroids of any potency with mode of delivery, birth defects, preterm delivery, fetal death, and low Apgar score. However, maternal use of potent to very potent topical corticosteroids, especially when the cumulative dosage of topical corticosteroids throughout the pregnancy is very large, is associated with low birth weight.