True about administration of coicosteroids for fetal lung maturity all of the following except: September 2007
Ans. A: Repeat dose if the women remains undelivered after the first course Coicosteroid can lower the risk of: Respiratory Distress Syndrome after bih. Bleeding within the brain called Intraventricular Hemorrhage. Other problems that may cause harm to babies that are born too soon such as intestinal infections called Necrotizing Enterocolitis. They are indicated in all women with preterm labor between 24 and 34 weeks of gestation. They should be avoided in clinical chorioamnionitis and eclampsia. One should avoid multiple courses of antenatal steroids, if the women remain undelivered after the first course.
Repeat dose if the women remains undelivered after the first course
Decreased risk of enterocolitis and intracranial haemorrhage
Contra-indicated in eclampsia
Indicated in women with preterm labor between 24-34 weeks of gestation