Steroids in preeclampsia for fetal lung maturation
NICE suggest that If birth is considered likely within 7 days in women with pre-eclampsia:
- if early birth is considered likely within 7 days in women with pre-eclampsia offer a course of antenatal corticosteroids in line with the NICE guideline on preterm labour and birth
- for women between 23+0 and 23+6 weeks of pregnancy who are in suspected or established preterm labour, are having a planned preterm birth or have preterm prelabour rupture of membranes P-PROM, discuss with the woman (and her family members or carers as appropriate) the use of maternal corticosteroids in the context of her individual circumstances
- offer maternal corticosteroids to women between 24+0 and 33+6 weeks of pregnancy who are in suspected, diagnosed or established preterm labour, are having a planned preterm birth or have P-PROM
- consider maternal corticosteroids for women between 34+0 and 35+6 weeks of pregnancy who are in suspected, diagnosed or established preterm labour, are having a planned preterm birth or have P-PROM
- for women between 23+0 and 23+6 weeks of pregnancy who are in suspected or established preterm labour, are having a planned preterm birth or have preterm prelabour rupture of membranes P-PROM, discuss with the woman (and her family members or carers as appropriate) the use of maternal corticosteroids in the context of her individual circumstances
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