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Patients received betamethasone at either a 12- or 24-hour dosing interval.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n            Results\u2003When all patients in each group were evaluated together, there was no statistically significant difference between both groups for complications of prematurity, including respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). When the two groups were divided by gestational age (GA), the 32+0\/7 to 33+6\/7-week group that received betamethasone at a 24-hour interval had statistically lower 1- and 5-minute APGAR scores (p\u2009=\u20090.06 and p\u2009=\u20090.02, respectively). They also had a greater need for neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), NICU length of stay, RDS, and need for surfactant (p\u2009=\u20090.20, p\u2009=\u20090.09, p\u2009=\u20090.27, and p\u2009=\u20090.23, respectively) than did the infants at 32+0\/7 to 33+6\/7 weeks, who received betamethasone at a 12-hour interval. In the group with GA between 28+0\/7 and 29+6\/7 weeks, the 1-minute APGAR score was lower (p\u2009=\u20090.22), and the durations of hospital stay, and mechanical ventilation were longer (p\u2009=\u20090.048, p\u2009=\u20090.21, respectively) in the 24-hour interval group. No statistically significant difference was observed for all parameters in other GA groups.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n            Conclusion\u2003A 12-hour dosing interval for betamethasone appears to be more appropriate, as it results in a reduction in some neonatal complications and provides a short dose interval.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n            Key Points\n          <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0041-1735962","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,20]],"date-time":"2021-09-20T23:16:24Z","timestamp":1632179784000},"page":"1351-1358","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["The Effect of Betamethasone Dosing Interval on Perinatal Outcomes: 12\u2009Hours or 24\u2009Hours Apart"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"40","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7495-5470","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ayca Nazli","family":"Bulut","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kayseri City Training and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Venhar","family":"Ceyhan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kayseri City Training and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Cevat Rifat","family":"Cundubey","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kayseri City Training and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8877-2803","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Emine","family":"Aydin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"194","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,20]]},"reference":[{"issue":"03","key":"ref1","first-page":"247","article-title":"WHO: recommended definitions, terminology and format for statistical tables related to the perinatal period and use of a new certificate for cause of perinatal deaths. 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