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3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

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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).

1 finding from 1 review

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]
Studies not reported
Moderate

Corticosteroids vs placebo or no treatment

Chorioamnionitis · women at risk of preterm birth

Maternal outcomes: corticosteroids showed no clear difference in chorioamnionitis№ of participants: 8374(15 RCTs) compared with placebo or no treatment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antenatal corticosteroids for accelerating fetal lung maturation for women at risk of preterm birth 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.86 [0.69, 1.08]
Studies not reported
Moderate

Corticosteroids vs placebo or no treatment

Endometritis · women at risk of preterm birth

Maternal outcomes: corticosteroids showed no clear difference in endometritis№ of participants: 6764(10 RCTs) compared with placebo or no treatment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antenatal corticosteroids for accelerating fetal lung maturation for women at risk of preterm birth 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.14 [0.82, 1.58]
Studies not reported
Moderate