Smaller steroid dose test for early-born children’s brain outcomes
Part of Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study checks whether giving a lower dose of a steroid medicine (betamethasone) to mothers before birth produces similar brain and thinking outcomes in children born very early (before 32 weeks). It may help reduce medicine exposure while keeping developmental results the same.
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Who can take part
- Your child is a single (not twins or triplets) born before 32 weeks of pregnancy
- Your child is currently between 5 and under 6 years old, and is alive
- You (the parent/guardian) agreed to be part of the follow-up study for the BETADOSE trial
- There are no major birth defects or chromosome conditions found after birth
- You are willing to participate and have provided informed consent
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