Self‐monitoring vs intermittent glucose monitoring: Caesarean section
- Population
- women with gestational diabetes mellitus
- Intervention
- Self‐monitoring
- Comparison
- intermittent glucose monitoring
- Outcome
- Caesarean section
Self‐monitoring showed no clear difference in caesarean section compared with periodic glucose monitoring (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Self‐monitoring vs periodic glucose monitoring Caesarean section · women with gestational diabetes mellitus Self‐monitoring showed no clear difference in caesarean section compared with periodic glucose monitoring (low certainty). Different methods and settings for glucose monitoring for gestational diabetes during pregnancy (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.18 [0.61, 2.27] | 2 studies · 400 participants | 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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