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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Protocol - Intervention

Different corticosteroids and regimens for accelerating fetal lung maturation for women at risk of preterm birth

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Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows:

To assess the effects on fetal and neonatal morbidity and mortality, on maternal morbidity and mortality, and on the child in later life of administering different types of corticosteroids (betamethasone or dexamethasone), different corticosteroid dose regimens and mode of administration.