Question · asked by 1 review

External cephalic version (ECV) commenced before term vs ECV at term: Death of a baby (stillbirth or neonatal death) report of perinatal death

Population
women with breech presentation before term
Intervention
External cephalic version (ECV) commenced before term
Comparison
ECV at term
Outcome
Death of a baby (stillbirth or neonatal death) report of perinatal death

External cephalic version (ECV) commenced before term showed no clear difference in perinatal mortality (Stillbirth or neonatal mortality < 7 days) compared with ECV at term (low certainty).

What each review found

Current versions only
FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
External cephalic version (ECV) commenced before term vs ECV at term
Perinatal mortality (Stillbirth or neonatal mortality < 7 days) · women with breech presentation before term
External cephalic version (ECV) commenced before term showed no clear difference in perinatal mortality (Stillbirth or neonatal mortality < 7 days) compared with ECV at term (low certainty).
External cephalic version for breech presentation before term (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.23 [0.04, 1.34]3 studies · 1887 participantsLow

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

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
External cephalic version for breech presentation before term
2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed
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