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The effects of Betamethasone on white blood cells during pregnancy with PPROM

N. D. DIEBEL, Michael T. Parsons, William N. Spellacy

Journal of Perinatal Medicine · 1998 · 15 citations · 5 references

Abstract

The use of Betamethasone injections to mature fetal lungs results in a leukocytosis, but total white cell counts remain less than 20 x 10(3) cells/cc.

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