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I'm 4 months what would be a reasons the doctors want to give my unborn child steroids?
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Pre-term labor: If there is a concern for a baby being born too early, doctors will often give the mom steroids as they have been shown to help the premature lungs develop a little quicker so the baby will have fewer difficulties should they arrive to early.
Answered 12/6/2014
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