An alternative to maternal intramuscular steroid injections for fetal lung maturation in women with Type 1 diabetes. — ASN Events

An alternative to maternal intramuscular steroid injections for fetal lung maturation in women with Type 1 diabetes. (#55)

Erin Clark 1 , Chris Wilkinson 1
  1. Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, SA, Australia

Maternal intramuscular administration of the corticosteroid, betamethasone, frequently results in significant disruption of blood glucose in women with Type 1 diabetes.  This case series describes the use of ultrasound-guided fetal intramuscular steroid injections to achieve fetal lung maturation without disruption of maternal blood glucose.

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