Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews · Skin

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 33.3%Low 2 · 66.7%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Low birthweight · pregnant women

It is very uncertain whether topical corticosteroids changes low birth weight compared with no topical corticosteroids (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Safety of topical corticosteroids in pregnancy 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.08
59419 participants
Very low

Low birthweight · pregnant women

Mild/moderate topical corticosteroids may leads to lower low birth weight compared with no topical corticosteroids (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Safety of topical corticosteroids in pregnancy 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.9
55713 participants
Low

Low birthweight · pregnant women

Potent/very potent topical corticosteroids may leads to higher low birth weight compared with no topical corticosteroids (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Safety of topical corticosteroids in pregnancy 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.58
47651 participants
Low