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Admission cardiotocography vs intermittent auscultation: Perinatal mortality rate (fetal and neonatal deaths excluding lethal congenital anomalies)
- Population
- Low risk pregnant women. All of the women were in labour.
- Intervention
- Admission cardiotocography
- Comparison
- intermittent auscultation
- Outcome
- Perinatal mortality rate (fetal and neonatal deaths excluding lethal congenital anomalies)
Admission cardiotocography showed no clear difference in perinatal mortality rate (fetal and neonatal deaths excluding lethal… compared with intermittent auscultation (low‐risk women) (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Admission cardiotocography vs Intermittent auscultation (low‐risk women) Perinatal mortality rate (fetal and neonatal deaths excluding lethal congenital anomalies) · Low risk pregnant women. All of the women were in labour. Admission cardiotocography showed no clear difference in perinatal mortality rate (fetal and neonatal deaths excluding lethal… compared with intermittent auscultation (low‐risk women) (moderate certainty). Cardiotocography versus intermittent auscultation of fetal heart on admission to labour ward for assessment… (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.01 [0.3, 3.47] | 4 studies · 11339 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiotocography versus intermittent auscultation of fetal heart on admission to labour ward for assessment of fetal wellbeing 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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