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Any upright vs supine: Caesarean section
- Population
- women in the second stage of labour without epidural anaesthesia
- Intervention
- Any upright
- Comparison
- supine
- Outcome
- Caesarean section
Any upright showed no clear difference in mode of birth: caesarean section compared with supine position (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Any upright vs supine position Mode of birth: caesarean section · women in the second stage of labour without epidural anaesthesia Any upright showed no clear difference in mode of birth: caesarean section compared with supine position (low certainty). Position in the second stage of labour for women without epidural anaesthesia (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.22 [0.81, 1.81] | 16 studies · 5439 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Position in the second stage of labour for women without epidural anaesthesia 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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