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Corticosteroid Dosage Betamethasone 12 mg intramuscularly every 24 hours for two doses Dexamethasone 6 mg intramuscularly every 12 hours for four doses
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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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