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Immediate vs deferred delivery of the preterm baby with suspected fetal compromise: Caesarean section

Population
pregnant women at less than 36 weeks' gestation in whom there is clinical suspicion of fetal compromise
Intervention
Immediate
Comparison
deferred delivery of the preterm baby with suspected fetal compromise
Outcome
Caesarean section

Immediate leads to higher caesarean section compared with deferred delivery of the preterm baby with suspected fetal compromise (high certainty).

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Immediate vs deferred delivery of the preterm baby with suspected fetal compromise
Caesarean section · pregnant women at less than 36 weeks' gestation in whom there is clinical suspicion of fetal compromise
Immediate leads to higher caesarean section compared with deferred delivery of the preterm baby with suspected fetal compromise (high certainty).
Immediate versus deferred delivery of the preterm baby with suspected fetal compromise for improving outcomes (2016) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.15 [1.07, 1.24]1 study · 547 participantsHigh

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The reviews

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Immediate versus deferred delivery of the preterm baby with suspected fetal compromise for improving outcomes
2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
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