Lateral postures vs other postures: Serious neonatal morbidity (composite outcome defined as death, admission to neonatal intensive care, neonatal encephalopathy, or as defined by trialists)
It is very uncertain whether lateral postures changes serious neonatal morbidity (composite outcome defined as death,… compared with other postures (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Lateral postures vs other postures Serious neonatal morbidity (composite outcome defined as death, admission to neonatal intensive care, neonatal encephalopathy, or as defined by trialists) · fetal malposition in labour It is very uncertain whether lateral postures changes serious neonatal morbidity (composite outcome defined as death,… compared with other postures (very low certainty). Maternal postures for fetal malposition in labour for improving the health of mothers and their infants (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.41 [0.64, 3.12] | 3 studies · 752 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal postures for fetal malposition in labour for improving the health of mothers and their infants 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.