Is steroid injections safe for the unborn child?

[user1496950804]

Hello! Am new on this site. Am a 40 plus mum with a 6 year old. Any mums out there ever had steroid injections when they were pregnant?

[paxillin]

Yes, perfectly safe and much better than lungs without surfactant should there be a premature birth. I assume you are getting them because they are worried about potential premature labour?

[AllThingsPurple]

Steroid injections are often given and considered safe. Your consulatant or midwife should go through any specific questions with you. Otherwise ask MN to move this question to Pregnancy as you might get more responses there.

[NerrSnerr]

I had steroid injections to help my son's lungs develop. I am not aware of any reason why they may be unsafe. They hurt like a bitch though.

[user1496950804]

Thank you all for your reasurrance. Trust all will be good.