Tocolytic therapy is used in cases of preterm labor to temporarily delay delivery, allowing time for administration of corticosteroids to accelerate fetal lung maturity or to transport the mother to a facility capable of handling preterm deliveries. Tocolytic therapy does not aim to immediately stop labor for the purpose of delivery, but to postpone it to maximize fetal outcomes.
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BCEN Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) /
Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Gynecology, and Obstetrical
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