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Upright position vs recumbent position: Caesarean section
- Population
- women in the second stage of labour with epidural anaesthesia
- Intervention
- Upright position
- Comparison
- recumbent position
- Outcome
- Caesarean section
Upright position leads to higher caesarean section compared with recumbent position (sensitivity analyses ‐ studies at low risk of… (high certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versionsNo studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 50%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 1 · 50%
| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Upright position vs recumbent position (sensitivity analyses ‐ studies at low risk of bias only) Caesarean section · women in the second stage of labour with epidural anaesthesia Upright position leads to higher caesarean section compared with recumbent position (sensitivity analyses ‐ studies at low risk of… (high certainty). Maternal position in the second stage of labour for women with epidural anaesthesia (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.29 [1.05, 1.57] | 3 studies · 3609 participants | High |
Upright position vs recumbent position Caesarean section · women in the second stage of labour with epidural anaesthesia It is very uncertain whether upright position changes caesarean section compared with recumbent position (very low certainty). Maternal position in the second stage of labour for women with epidural anaesthesia (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.94 [0.61, 1.46] | 8 studies · 4316 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal position in the second stage of labour for women with epidural anaesthesia 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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