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Hands and knees posture vs other postures: Operative birth (caesarean or instrumental vaginal)
- Population
- fetal malposition in labour
- Intervention
- Hands and knees posture
- Comparison
- other postures
- Outcome
- Operative birth (caesarean or instrumental vaginal)
Hands and knees posture showed no clear difference in operative birth (composite outcome defined as caesarean section,… compared with other postures (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Hands and knees posture vs other postures Operative birth (composite outcome defined as caesarean section, instrumental vaginal birth) · fetal malposition in labour Hands and knees posture showed no clear difference in operative birth (composite outcome defined as caesarean section,… compared with other postures (low certainty). Maternal postures for fetal malposition in labour for improving the health of mothers and their infants (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.14 [0.87, 1.5] | 3 studies · 721 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal postures for fetal malposition in labour for improving the health of mothers and their infants 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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