Table 1

Gestational age ranges used in eligibility criteria for antenatal corticosteroids administration, reproduced with permission from updated Cochrane review24

StudyGestational age range
Amorim 199928 weeks 0 days to 34 weeks 6 days
Attawattanakul 201534 weeks 0 days to 36 weeks 6 days
Balci 201034 weeks 0 days to 36 weeks 6 days
Block 1977Up to 36 weeks 6 days*
Cararach 199128 weeks 0 days to 30 weeks 6 days
Carlan 199128 weeks 0 days to 30 weeks 6 days
Collaborative 198126 weeks 0 days to 37 weeks 0 days
Dexiprom 199928 weeks 0 days to 34 weeks 6 days
(or estimated fetal weight 1000–2000 g)
Doran 198024 weeks 0 days to 34 weeks 6 days
Fekih 200226 weeks 0 days to 34 weeks 6 weeks
Gamsu 1989Up to 34 weeks 6 days*
Garite 199224 weeks 0 days to 27 weeks 6 days
Goodner 1979Up to 33 weeks 6 days*
Gyamfi-Bannerman 201634 weeks 0 days to 36 weeks 6 days
Kari 199424 weeks 0 days to 31 weeks 6 days
Lewis 199624 weeks 0 days to 34 weeks 6 days
Liggins 197224 weeks 0 days to 36 weeks 6 days
Lopez 198927 weeks 0 days to 35 weeks 0 days
Mansouri 201025 weeks 0 days to 36 weeks 6 days
Morales 198926 weeks 0 days to 34 weeks 6 days
Nelson 198528 weeks 0 days to 34 weeks 6 days
Parsons 198825 weeks 0 days to 32 weeks 6 days
Porto 201134 weeks 0 days to 36 weeks 6 days
Qublan 200127 weeks 0 days to 34 weeks 6 days
Schutte 198026 weeks 0 days to 32 weeks 6 days
Shanks 201034 weeks 0 days to 36 weeks 6 days
Silver 199624 weeks 0 days to 29 weeks 6 days
Taeusch 1979Up to 33 weeks 6 days*
Teramo 198028 weeks 0 days to 35 weeks 6 days
  • *Lower gestational age limit not specified.