Committee on Obstetric Practice: This Committee Opinion was developed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ Committee on Obstetric Practice in collaboration with committee members Yasser Y. El-Sayed, MD, Ann E.B. Borders, MD, MSc, MPH, and the Society for Maternal–Fetal Medicine’s liaison member Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, MD, MSc.
INTERIM UPDATE: This Committee Opinion is updated as highlighted to reflect a limited focused change to clarify that, among specific populations, antenatal corticosteroids should be administered when a woman is at risk of preterm delivery within 7 days.
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