Woke up at around 6am today my RN had my doppler check and vital signs.
Ate my B.Fast at around 8am then had my Betamethasone Steriod Vaccine Shot at my left arm. What Betamethasone can do to my baby? (pls find my research about my steriod shot)
Steroid Injection for Fetal Lung Development
Injections of corticosteroids for fetal lung development has been praised as one of the best advances in fetal medicine in the 90s. Since 1994 the National Institutes for Health and other professional organizations have encouraged their use in promoting the development of fetal lung development in moms who were at risk for preterm labor or birth.
Betamethasone and dexamethasone are the two most commonly used steroids. The average protocol was to give to intramuscular injections (IM) 24 hours apart. Some practitioners also choose to continually repeat the dosages every week until the birth. The injections had to be given 24-48 hours prior to the birth for maximum effect. They were also best used between weeks 24 and 34 gestation.
The use of the steroids provided benefits for the lung development in the premature infants to reduce the risk of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) as well as to reduce the risk of intracranial hemorrhaging and some other potential benefits.
--Credits to:
About.Com: Pregnacy&Childbirth
My OB-GYN visited me again this afternoon one more shot of Steroid then tomorrow afternoon i can go home and continue my Complete Bed Rest at home for one whole month :'(
Will run one more blood and urine test again this afternoon...
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