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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Reprod Sci. 2020 Mar 26;27(9):1803–1811. doi: 10.1007/s43032-020-00182-x

Table 1.

Indications for Betamethasone administration

Indication Inflammatory % (n) MVU % (n) No Pathology % (n)
Preterm labor 36.1% (13) 21.1% (8) 23.7% (9)
Placenta previa 2.8% (1) 5.3% (2) 15.8% (6)
Placental abruption 11.1% (4) 7.9% (3) 10.5% (4)
Placenta accreta 0 0 5.3% (2)
Hypertensive disorders 0 26.3% (10) 10.5% (4)
PPROM 16.7% (6) 0 5.3% (2)
IUGR 0 2.6% (1) 2.6% (1)
Short cervix 27.8% (10) 28.9% (11) 23.7% (9)
Other 5.6% (2) 7.9% (3) 2.6% (1)