Cervical dilatation vs no dilatation: Secondary postpartum haemorrhage (within 6 weeks postpartum)
Cervical dilatation showed no clear difference in secondary postpartum haemorrhage (within 6 weeks postpartum) compared with no dilatation (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Cervical dilatation vs no dilatation Secondary postpartum haemorrhage (within 6 weeks postpartum) · women with non‐labour caesarean section Cervical dilatation showed no clear difference in secondary postpartum haemorrhage (within 6 weeks postpartum) compared with no dilatation (low certainty). Mechanical dilatation of the cervix during elective caesarean section before the onset of labour for… (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.18 [0.07, 18.76] | 1 study · 447 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical dilatation of the cervix during elective caesarean section before the onset of labour for reducing postoperative morbidity 2018 · 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.