Essential Neonatal Medicine

Sixth Edition

Sunil Sinha, Lawrence Miall and Luke Jardine

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Chapter 11: Question 1

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11.1 Which one of the following statements is true of preterm labour?

A Maternal chorioamnionitis at barely viable gestations is unlikely to initiate labour
B Prolonged preterm rupture of membranes should be treated with oral erythromycin.
C If corticosteroids are given more than 72 hours before delivery then the beneficial effect on the baby's lungs is negligible.
D If there is fetal distress at 25 weeks, the baby should be delivered by emergency lower segment caesarean section.
E Preterm delivery can often be prevented if preterm labour is ‘switched off’ by the use of tocolytics and bed rest.