Corticosteroids vs placebo or no treatment: Maternal death
- Population
- women at risk of preterm birth
- Intervention
- Corticosteroids
- Comparison
- placebo or no treatment
- Outcome
- Maternal death
Maternal outcomes: corticosteroids showed no clear difference in maternal death compared with placebo or no treatment (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Maternal outcomes: corticosteroids vs placebo or no treatment Maternal death · women at risk of preterm birth Maternal outcomes: corticosteroids showed no clear difference in maternal death compared with placebo or no treatment (moderate certainty). Antenatal corticosteroids for accelerating fetal lung maturation for women at risk of preterm birth (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.19 [0.36, 3.89] | Not reported | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antenatal corticosteroids for accelerating fetal lung maturation for women at risk of preterm birth 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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