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Im 1cm dilated and 30% effaced at 34 weeks. ob has had me take steroid celestone (betamethasone) injections in case i give birth early. wat are the chances of this?
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Increased : if you are already dilated and effaced then your risk of preterm labor is definitely elevated. Taking the steroid injection to accelerate the fetal lung maturity is a very good idea.
Answered 6/18/2015
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