Pulmonary edema associated with the use of hydrocortisone and a tocolytic agent for the management of premature labor.

Three cases of peripartum pulmonary edema associated with steroid administration are reported. Two patients developed antepartum pulmonary edema after receiving hydrocortisone to promote fetal lung maturity. The third patient developed pulmonary edema shortly after delivery and after having received glucocorticoids antepartum.