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. 2011 Feb 1;2011:1409.
Ref (type) Population Outcome, Interventions Results and statistical analysis Effect size Favours
Adverse effects

Systematic review
88 women
Data from 1 RCT
Proportion of women with hypertension
13% with prednisolone plus low-dose aspirin (100 mg/day)
5% with placebo
Absolute numbers not reported

P = 0.05
Not significant

Systematic review
202 women, including 88 women with antiphospholipid syndrome
Data from 1 RCT
Proportion of women with gestational diabetes
15/101 (15%) with prednisolone plus low-dose aspirin (100 mg/day)
5/101 (5%) with placebo

RR 3.0
95% CI 1.1 to 7.9
Moderate effect size placebo

Systematic review
202 women, including 88 women with antiphospholipid syndrome
Data from 1 RCT
Proportion of women who had a preterm birth
41/101 (41%) with prednisolone plus low-dose aspirin (100 mg/day)
7/101 (7%) with placebo

RR 5.9
95% CI 2.8 to 12.4
Large effect size placebo

Systematic review
202 women, including 88 women with antiphospholipid syndrome
Data from 1 RCT
Proportion of babies admitted to neonatal ICU
18/101 (18%) with prednisolone plus low-dose aspirin (100 mg/day)
2/101 (2%) with placebo

RR 9.0
95% CI 2.1 to 37.8
Large effect size placebo