TABLE 1.

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WHOLE STUDY POPULATION

	TREATED	UNTREATED
	n=40	n=39	p
Gestational Age (weeks)	27±2,6	27,6±3,9	NS
Birth Weight (grams)	924±277	951±362	NS
Snap II Score	15±13	12±9	NS
Cesarean Section	39 (59%)	38 (58%)	NS
Prenatal Steroids	32 (48%)	39 (60%)	NS
CRP Positive	51 (77%)	49 (75%)	NS