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Antenatal corticosteroids
Julia Kfouri and Rohan D’Souza
CMAJ February 27, 2017 189 (8) E319; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.160392
Julia Kfouri
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
MDRohan D’Souza
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
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Julia Kfouri, Rohan D’Souza
CMAJ Feb 2017, 189 (8) E319; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.160392
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- A single course of antenatal corticosteroids should be offered to all women at risk of delivery between 24 and 34 weeks
- A single course of antenatal corticosteroids may be considered in women at risk of delivery between 34–36 and 22–24 weeks
- The benefits of antenatal corticosteroids outweigh the risks
- A single course of “rescue” corticosteroids may be considered
- Multiple repeated courses of antenatal corticosteroids are not recommended
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