Bibliographic information
GuidelineWHO recommendations on maternal health: guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee, second edition. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2025
Year of Publication2023
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Maintained
Antenatal corticosteroid therapy should be administered to women with a high likelihood of giving birth preterm in the next 7 days, even if it is anticipated that the full course of corticosteroids may not be completed.
Context specific recommendation
Only in specific contexts
Certainty of evidence
Low
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Originally Developed
Guideline
WHO recommendations on antenatal corticosteroids for improving preterm birth outcomes.
Year2022
InstitutionWorld Health Organization