Dexamethasone showed no clear difference in hearing impairment compared with betamethasone – child outcomes (moderate certainty).
Dexamethasone showed no clear difference in developmental delay –motor (mild, moderate or severe) compared with betamethasone – child outcomes (moderate certainty).
Dexamethasone showed no clear difference in intellectual impairment: developmental delay – cognitive or language… compared with betamethasone – child outcomes (moderate certainty).
Dexamethasone showed no clear difference in cerebral palsy compared with betamethasone – child outcomes (low certainty).
Dexamethasone showed no clear difference in chorioamnionitis compared with betamethasone – maternal outcomes (moderate certainty).
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
Dexamethasone showed no clear difference in maternal adverse effects of therapy compared with betamethasone – maternal outcomes (moderate certainty).
Dexamethasone showed no clear difference in any known death after randomisation (fetal, neonatal, child, child… compared with betamethasone – fetal/neonatal outcomes (moderate certainty).
Dexamethasone showed no clear difference in respiratory distress syndrome compared with betamethasone – fetal/neonatal outcomes (high certainty).
Dexamethasone showed no clear difference in intraventricular haemorrhage compared with betamethasone – fetal/neonatal outcomes (low certainty).
Dexamethasone showed no clear difference in chronic lung disease compared with betamethasone – fetal/neonatal outcomes (moderate certainty).
Dexamethasone showed no clear difference in necrotising enterocolitis compared with betamethasone – fetal/neonatal outcomes (low certainty).
Ambroxol showed no clear difference in incidence of RDS frequency in newborns compared with corticosteroid (betamethasone) (moderate certainty).
Ambroxol showed no clear difference in perinatal mortality frequency of deaths of newborns compared with corticosteroid (betamethasone) (moderate certainty).
It is very uncertain whether ambroxol changes adverse effects in pregnant women frequency in pregnant women compared with corticosteroid (betamethasone) (very low certainty).