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Tape measurement vs clinical palpation: Caesarean section

Population
Pregnant women with singleton fetuses who were of 20 weeks' gestation and above.
Intervention
Tape measurement
Comparison
clinical palpation
Outcome
Caesarean section

It is very uncertain whether tape measurement changes caesarean section compared with clinical palpation (very low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Tape measurement vs clinical palpation
Caesarean section · Pregnant women with singleton fetuses who were of 20 weeks' gestation and above.
It is very uncertain whether tape measurement changes caesarean section compared with clinical palpation (very low certainty).
Symphysial fundal height (SFH) measurement in pregnancy for detecting abnormal fetal growth (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.72 [0.31, 1.67]1 study · 1639 participantsVery low

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Symphysial fundal height (SFH) measurement in pregnancy for detecting abnormal fetal growth
2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed
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