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National estimates have suggested the trial did change obstetric practice, but little is known if the evidence was adopted uniformly or equitably.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n To assess regional variation in the use of late preterm steroids after the publication of the Antenatal Late Preterm Steroids (ALPS) Trial and to understand factors associated with a region\u2019s pace of adoption.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>\n This cross-sectional study used US natality data from February 2015 to October 2017 from hospital referral regions (HRRs) within the US. Inclusion criteria included live-born, nonanomalous, singleton, late preterm (34 to 36 completed weeks of gestation) neonates born to individuals without pregestational diabetes. This study was conducted from November 15, 2022, to January 13, 2023.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Main Outcome and Measures<\/jats:title>\n \n HRRs were categorized as either a slower adopter or faster adopter of antenatal late preterm steroids based on the observed vs expected pace of antenatal steroid adoption in a 1-year period after the trial\u2019s dissemination. Patient and regional factors hypothesized a priori to be associated with the uptake of late preterm steroids were compared between faster and slower adopters. Comparisons were made using Student\n t<\/jats:italic>\n test or Wilcoxon rank-sum test, as appropriate. A multivariable logistic regression was constructed to identify factors associated with faster adopter status in the postperiod.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n There were 666\u202f097 late preterm births in 282 HRRs. The mean (SD) maternal age in HRRs was 27.9 (1.2) years. The median (IQR) percentage of births by race categories in HRRs for patients identifying as American Indian or Alaskan Native was 0.5% (0.2%-1.3%); Asian or Pacific Islander, 3.0% (1.7%-5.3%); Black, 12.9% (5.1%-29.1%); and White, 78.6% (66.6%-87.0%). The median percentage of births in HRRs to patients of Hispanic ethnicity was 11.2% (6.3%-27.4%). In this study, 136 HRRs (48.2%) were classified as faster adopters and 146 (51.8%) were classified as slower adopters. Faster adopters increased their steroid use by 12.1 percentage points (from 5.9% to 18.0%) compared with a 5.5 percentage point increase (from 3.7% to 9.2%) among slower adopters (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001). Most examined patient and regional factors were not associated with a region\u2019s pace of adoption, with the exception of the regional prevalence of prior preterm birth (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 2.04 [95% CI, 1.48-2.82]) and the percentage of deliveries at 34 to 35 weeks of gestation (aOR, 0.68 [95% CI, 0.47-0.99]) compared with 36 weeks.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n In this cross-sectional study, there was widespread geographic variation in the adoption of antenatal steroid administration for late preterm births that largely remained unexplained by population factors. 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