Hubesih 2020.

Study name	Effect of single dose antenatal betamethasone on neonatal respiratory morbidity after elective cesarean
Methods	Randomised controlled trial Setting: One General Hospital, Lebanon Blinding: participant, care provider, investigator
Participants	Females age 17 to 45 years Inclusion criteria Women with singleton or multiple gestation Between 37 and 40 weeks of pregnancy (as calculated from the first day of the last menstrual period) Exclusion criteria Any medical problem that could affect fetal well‐being Evidence of intrauterine infection Oligohydramnios Fetal congenital malformations Pre‐eclampsia Maternal hypertension Severe fetal rhesus sensitisation Antepartum haemorrhage Intrauterine growth restriction Preterm rupture of membranes Preterm delivery Previously received antenatal steroids less than one month ago Those who decline to participate in the study
Interventions	Intervention group: 14 mg (2 mL) intramuscular betamethasone at least 24 hours befor undergoing cesarean section. Control group: an equivalent volume of normal saline in a single injection
Outcomes	Percentage of patients with respiratory morbidity Admission to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Starting date	29 May 2020
Contact information	Manal Hubeish, MD, +9611636297 drmanalhubeishhusari@gmail.com
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