A single course of betamethasone is recommended for pregnant women between 34 0/7 weeks and 36 6/7 weeks of gestation at risk of preterm birth within 7 days, and who have not received a previous course of antenatal corticosteroids.

Current international recommendations are to initiate treatment with betamethasone (12 mg every 24 h, 2 doses) or dexamethasone (6 mg every 12 h, 4 doses) [5], in any gestation at risk of preterm delivery from 24 + 0 weeks gestational age (GA) to 34 + 0 weeks GA [6, 7].

One of the primary benefits of antenatal betamethasone is that it can help speed up lung development in preterm babies. Betamethasone causes the release of surfactant, a substance that lubricates the lungs so that they do not stick together when the infant breathes.

• All women at high risk of preterm delivery should start a course of ACS unless delivery is imminent (less than one hour) even if only one dose is anticipated.

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This study aimed to assess the effects of a single dose of betamethasone within 3 h before delivery on serious outcomes (mortality and serious sequelae) and RDS in preterm neonates born in tertiary vs. non-tertiary hospitals.

Betamethasone isn’t the only treatment that helps women in premature labor. But it’s one of the most common. Here, we’ll tell you what it is, how it works, and what the benefits and risks of taking it are.

You may also receive medication called tocolytics if you're showing signs of preterm labor. This medication can help slow or stop contractions, delaying labor for a few days so that you can receive ACS treatment.

Preterm birth is preceded by spontaneous preterm labor, which is commonly associated with sterile intra-amniotic inflammation; yet, no approved treatment exists for this clinical condition. Corticosteroids are the standard of care to improve neonatal outcomes in women at …

2016年4月7日 · We designed a randomized trial to assess whether the administration of betamethasone to women who are likely to deliver in the late preterm period would decrease respiratory and other neonatal...