Elbohoty 2020.

Methods	Design: RCT Setting: Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
Participants	Inclusion criteria: age 20 to 40 years, singleton pregnancy, gestational age ≥ 37 weeks, scheduled cesarean section Exclusion criteria: multiple gestation, obstetric complications such as pre‐eclampsia, diabetes mellitus, antepartum haemorrhage, PROM and preterm delivery, malformed baby, patients in labour, patients with contraindication to spinal anaesthesia, refusal to participate in the study.
Interventions	Intervention (n = 200): dexamethasone 6 mg every 12 hours for 4 doses with the last dose at least 24 hours before scheduled caesarean section Control (n = 200): 2 mL normal saline 0.9% every 12 hours for 4 doses with the last dose at least 24 hours before scheduled caesarean section
Outcomes	Apgar score < 7 TTN RDS Nasal oxygen CPAP Mechanical ventilation Total incubation admissions Neonatal mortality Duration of neonatal stay in hospital
Notes	Not included in 2021 update because we are awaiting a response from the trial authors to our query seeking clarification about the data in the trial report Study dates: October 2017 to March 2019 Funding sources: “No funding sources” Declarations of interest: “None declared”