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What do systematic reviews say?

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Dexamethasone vs betamethasone – child outcomes

Necrotising enterocolitis · women at risk of preterm birth

Dexamethasone showed no clear difference in necrotising enterocolitis compared with betamethasone – fetal/neonatal outcomes (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Different corticosteroids and regimens for accelerating fetal lung maturation for babies at risk of preterm birth 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 5.08 [0.25, 105.15]
2 studies · 441 participants
Low

Dexamethasone: oral vs intramuscular – fetal/neonatal outcomes

Necrotising enterocolitis · women at risk of preterm birth

It is very uncertain whether dexamethasone: oral changes necrotising enterocolitis compared with intramuscular – fetal/neonatal outcomes (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Different corticosteroids and regimens for accelerating fetal lung maturation for babies at risk of preterm birth 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 5.09 [0.63, 41.45]
1 study · 183 participants
Very low