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Betnesol injection
Hello docs... I am 31 weeks pregnant... My doc asked me to take betnosol inj 12mg twice after gap of 24 hrs... I have heard that it reduces fetal.movements... And fetal.heart rate... Is it really so???
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Betamethasone cover is for lungs maturity of baby. Trust your doctor more than rumors. In case of any risk of premature delivery, this is highly beneficial for the baby's lungs & spontaneous respiration.
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2 doses 24 hrs apart after blood sugar monitering.
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Moniter fetal movements promptly & blood sugar.
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Dr. Vijaya Gupta
Gynecologist
21 yrs exp
Chandigarh
Yes it does reduce movements
Not fetal heart rate
Given fr improvise lung maturity if the dr is expecting preterm delivery
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Dr. Pushpa Gour
Gynecologist
29 yrs exp
Bhopal
It's given for lung maturation of the baby.
It's safe ,don't worry.
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