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Additional support vs usual care: Caesarean section
- Population
- women at increased risk of low birthweight babies (maternal outcomes)
- Intervention
- Additional support
- Comparison
- usual care
- Outcome
- Caesarean section
Additional support probably leads to lower caesarean section compared with usual care during pregnancy (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Additional support vs usual care during pregnancy Caesarean section · women at increased risk of low birthweight babies (maternal outcomes) Additional support probably leads to lower caesarean section compared with usual care during pregnancy (moderate certainty). Support during pregnancy for women at increased risk of low birthweight babies (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.9 [0.83, 0.97] | 15 studies · 9550 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support during pregnancy for women at increased risk of low birthweight babies 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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