Effects of Three Courses of Maternally Administered Dexamethasone at 0.7, 0.75, and 0.8 of Gestation on Prenatal and Postnatal Growth in Sheep

Abstract

This study shows that repeated maternal DM treatment at doses threefold lower than what women in preterm labor receive results in decreased fetal BW, prolonged gestation length, decreased newborn brain weight, and BPD.