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OPRA Therapeutics and Patient Care QUESTION #3910
Question 1
A $22$-year-old woman at $33$ weeks gestation is in premature labour. Which antenatal medication can be administered to accelerate foetal lung surfactant maturity?
  • Betamethasone✔️
  • Fludrocortisone
  • Salbutamol
  • Spironolactone
Correct Answer Explanation
Antenatal corticosteroids such as betamethasone or dexamethasone are administered to mothers at risk of preterm delivery to stimulate foetal pulmonary surfactant synthesis and reduce neonatal respiratory distress syndrome.