The effect of dexamethasone on labor induction: a systematic review.

Zaynab MohagheghShahla Faal SiahkalHadis BahmaeiForuzan SharifipourEhsan Kazemnejad LeyliMaryam Zahedian

Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2021)

Dexamethasone could significantly reduce the length of induction-active phase interval, and length of the first stage of labor, with no difference in maternal or fetal adverse effects.

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high dose
low dose
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
body mass index