Intervention not reported
Periventricular leukomalacia · preterm infants with low birth weight
The intervention probably leads to lower periventricular leukomalacia (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Survivors at discharge from hospital without severe IVH, PVL, ROP · preterm infants with low birth weight
The intervention showed no clear difference in survivors at discharge from hospital without severe IVH, PVL, ROP (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Use of one or more red blood cell transfusions (low and high dose of EPO) during initial hospital stay · preterm infants with low birth weight
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes use of one or more red blood cell transfusions (low and high dose of… (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Necrotising Enterocolitis ≥ Bell's stage 2 during initial hospital stay · preterm infants with low birth weight
The intervention showed no clear difference in necrotising Enterocolitis ≥ Bell's stage 2 during initial hospital… (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Mortality during initial hospital stay (all causes) · preterm infants with low birth weight
The intervention showed no clear difference in mortality during initial hospital stay (all causes) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Retinopathy of prematurity (all stages or stage not reported) during initial hospital stay · preterm infants with low birth weight
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes retinopathy of prematurity (all stages or stage not reported) during… (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Retinopathy of prematurity (stage ≥ 3) during initial hospital stay · preterm infants with low birth weight
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes retinopathy of prematurity (stage ≥ 3) during initial hospital stay (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Perinatal loss: all ‐ including miscarriages and stillbirth (Note: data not available for neonatal death)
It is very uncertain whether cervical cerclage in combination with antibiotics and tocolytics changes perinatal loss: all ‐ including miscarriages and stillbirth (Note:… compared with cervical cerclage alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Stillbirth (death after 24 weeks inutero)
1 finding from 1 review
Rate of weight gain (g/kg/day) · preterm or low birth weight infants
1 finding from 1 review
Growth: head circumference (cm/week) · preterm or 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
Growth restriction (z‐score of weight) at hospital discharge · preterm or low birth weight infants
1 finding from 1 review
Necrotising enterocolitis · preterm or low birth weight infants
It is very uncertain whether early full enteral feeding changes necrotising enterocolitis compared with delayed or progressive feeding (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Perinatal mortality · women at risk of preterm birth
Strategies to increase use of antenatal corticosteroids probably leads to higher perinatal death (at population level) compared with routine (usual) care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Offspring mortality, early neurodevelopmental morbidity or late neurodevelopmental morbidity · 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
Offspring mortality or severe neonatal morbidity · 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
Neonatal death (death within the first 28 days of life) · women at risk of preterm birth
Strategies to increase use of antenatal corticosteroids probably leads to higher neonatal death before 28 days (at population level) compared with routine (usual) care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Appropriate ACS treatment (women) · women at risk of preterm birth
Strategies to increase use of antenatal corticosteroids may leads to higher appropriate ACS treatment (women) compared with routine (usual) care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Inappropriate ACS treatment (women) · women at risk of preterm birth
Strategies to increase use of antenatal corticosteroids may leads to higher inappropriate ACS treatment (women) compared with routine (usual) care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal infection or inflammation (at population level) · women at risk of preterm birth
Strategies to increase use of antenatal corticosteroids may leads to higher maternal infection or inflammation (at population level) compared with routine (usual) care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review