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. 2009 Jun 3;2009:1405.
Ref (type) Population Outcome, Interventions Results and statistical analysis Effect size Favours
Vomiting

RCT
25 women with severe hyperemesis, mean gestational age of 10.6 weeks for prednisolone and 8.3 weeks for placebo
In review
Persistent vomiting
5/12 (42%) with oral prednisolone 20 mg twice daily for 1 week
7/12 (58%) with placebo for 1 week

RR 0.71
95% CI 0.31 to 1.63
The RCT may have been too small to detect a clinically important effect.
Not significant