Women who give birth very preterm, who remain undelivered more than seven days after prenatal corticosteroids, differ in the reasons for and timing of their first course from women who give birth within seven days.

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Early gestational age increases a woman's risk of having an abnormal measured:expected FL ratio, whereas short stature increases a woman's risk of having an abnormal BPD:FL ratio at later gestational ages. These findings indicate that risk assessment for fetal Down syndrome for such patients might be inaccurate. (Obstet Gynecol 2001;97:742-6.