HealthJockey.com | Steroids given to premature infants apparently harm the brain HealthJockey.com The findings showed that premature babies which received hydrocortisone or dexamethasone in low doses following birth seemingly had 10% smaller cerebellum volumes as they reached full term. Emily Tam, MD, a child neurologist in the Neurological ... Pre-term babies' exposure to steroids associated with impaired brain growth |