Self‐monitoring vs periodic: Perinatal mortality
- Population
- women with gestational diabetes mellitus
- Intervention
- Self‐monitoring
- Comparison
- periodic
- Outcome
- Perinatal mortality
It is very uncertain whether self‐monitoring changes perinatal mortality (stillbirth or neonatal death) compared with periodic (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Self‐monitoring vs periodic Perinatal mortality (stillbirth or neonatal death) · women with gestational diabetes mellitus It is very uncertain whether self‐monitoring changes perinatal mortality (stillbirth or neonatal death) compared with periodic (very low certainty). Different methods and settings for glucose monitoring for gestational diabetes during pregnancy (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.54 [0.21, 11.24] | 2 studies · 400 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Different methods and settings for glucose monitoring for gestational diabetes during pregnancy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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