Question · asked by 1 review

Routine/revealed vs selective/concealed ultrasound: Induction of labour for post‐maturity

Population
Fetal ultrasound assessment before 24 weeks' gestation
Intervention
Routine/revealed
Comparison
selective/concealed ultrasound
Outcome
Induction of labour for post‐maturity

Routine/revealed may leads to lower induction of labour for 'post‐term' pregnancy compared with selective/concealed ultrasound (low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Routine/revealed vs selective/concealed ultrasound
Induction of labour for 'post‐term' pregnancy · Pregnant women at less than 24 weeks' gestation undergoing fetal assessment by ultrasound
Routine/revealed may leads to lower induction of labour for 'post‐term' pregnancy compared with selective/concealed ultrasound (low certainty).
Ultrasound for fetal assessment in early pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.59 [0.42, 0.83]8 studies · 25516 participantsLow

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Ultrasound for fetal assessment in early pregnancy
2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed
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