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Pregnant. Premature Contractions. Given Diprospan. Is It Harmful?
Hi! I m on my 34th week of pregnancy and has been having on and off premature contractions. I was given diprospan to prepare baby s lungs.. I be been taking duvadilan for contractions. Is it still safe to continue taking it after having the steroids? Didn t want to really stop taking it for fear of giving birth early. Would want my baby to reach full term at least..
Thu, 21 Feb 2013
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thanks for your query
Normally, duvadilan or other tocolytics are given till the steroids take action, and then stopped , as there is no recommendation that long term tocolysis.
Steroids act within 24 - 48 hours, and then effect persists till 7 days.
You have to take duvadilan as long as your obstetrician prescribes and then stop it as advised.
take care.
thanks for your query
Normally, duvadilan or other tocolytics are given till the steroids take action, and then stopped , as there is no recommendation that long term tocolysis.
Steroids act within 24 - 48 hours, and then effect persists till 7 days.
You have to take duvadilan as long as your obstetrician prescribes and then stop it as advised.
take care.
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Hello
thanks for your query
Normally, duvadilan or other tocolytics are given till the steroids take action, and then stopped , as there is no recommendation that long term tocolysis is of any benefit to the baby or mother.
Steroids act within 24 - 48 hours, and then effect persists till 7 days.
You have to take duvadilan as long as your obstetrician prescribes and then stop it as advised.
take care.
thanks for your query
Normally, duvadilan or other tocolytics are given till the steroids take action, and then stopped , as there is no recommendation that long term tocolysis is of any benefit to the baby or mother.
Steroids act within 24 - 48 hours, and then effect persists till 7 days.
You have to take duvadilan as long as your obstetrician prescribes and then stop it as advised.
take care.
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