Neurodevelopmental disability · very preterm or very low birth weight infants
1 finding from 1 review
Necrotising enterocolitis · extremely preterm or extremely low birth weight infants
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality before hospital discharge · extremely preterm or extremely low birth weight infants
1 finding from 1 review
Late‐onset invasive infection (before hospital discharge) · extremely preterm or extremely low birth weight infants
1 finding from 1 review
Neurodevelopmental disability · extremely preterm or extremely low birth weight infants
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Necrotising enterocolitis · very preterm or very low birth weight infants
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality before hospital discharge · very preterm or very low birth weight infants
1 finding from 1 review
Late‐onset invasive infection (before hospital discharge) · very preterm or very low birth weight infants
1 finding from 1 review
Bayley Scales of Infant Development Mental Development Index < 85 (assessed beyond infancy) · very preterm or very low birth weight infants
1 finding from 1 review
Bayley Scales of Infant Development Psychomotor Development Index < 85 (assessed beyond infancy) · very preterm or very low birth weight infants
1 finding from 1 review
Cerebral palsy · very preterm or very low birth weight infants
1 finding from 1 review
Death · women at risk of preterm birth
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Neurodevelopmental disability · women at risk of preterm birth
Dexamethasone showed no clear difference in neurodevelopmental disability at compared with betamethasone – child outcomes (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Visual impairment · women at risk of preterm birth
Dexamethasone showed no clear difference in visual impairment compared with betamethasone – child outcomes (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hearing impairment · women at risk of preterm birth
Dexamethasone showed no clear difference in hearing impairment compared with betamethasone – child outcomes (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Developmental delay –motor (mild, moderate or severe) · women at risk of preterm birth
Dexamethasone showed no clear difference in developmental delay –motor (mild, moderate or severe) compared with betamethasone – child outcomes (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intellectual impairment: developmental delay – cognitive or language (mild, moderate or severe) · women at risk of preterm birth
Dexamethasone showed no clear difference in intellectual impairment: developmental delay – cognitive or language… compared with betamethasone – child outcomes (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Cerebral palsy · women at risk of preterm birth
Dexamethasone showed no clear difference in cerebral palsy compared with betamethasone – child outcomes (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Any known death after randomisation (fetal, neonatal, child, child as adult) · women at risk of preterm birth
It is very uncertain whether dexamethasone: oral changes any known death after randomisation (fetal, neonatal, child, child… compared with intramuscular – fetal/neonatal outcomes (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Respiratory distress syndrome · women at risk of preterm birth
It is very uncertain whether dexamethasone: oral changes respiratory distress syndrome compared with intramuscular – fetal/neonatal outcomes (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review