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How long should it take for a fetus's lung to mature when taking steroid shots?

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Dr. Nikolaos Zacharias answered

Specializes in Maternal-Fetal Medicine

1-2 days.: After 1-2 days from the first Betamethasone shot there is fetal lung maturation; it is maximal for 2-7 days and dissipates after 10-14 days.

Answered 6/24/2014

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