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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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In a lady of 32 weeks pregnancy injection dexamethasone is to given to prevent:
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The correct answer is  Injection dexamethasone is given to accelerate lung maturity in all pregnancies at risk of preterm labour between 28 and 35 weeks. Thus it gives relief from respiratory distress syndrome. (Sheila TB of obstetrics 2nd edtn pg 572)