Traditional antenatal CTG vs no antenatal CTG (women at increased risk of complication): Apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes
It is very uncertain whether traditional antenatal CTG changes apgar less than 7 at 5 minutes compared with no antenatal CTG (women at increased risk of complication) (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Traditional antenatal CTG vs no antenatal CTG (women at increased risk of complication) Apgar less than 7 at 5 minutes · Pregnant women with/without complications It is very uncertain whether traditional antenatal CTG changes apgar less than 7 at 5 minutes compared with no antenatal CTG (women at increased risk of complication) (very low certainty). Antenatal cardiotocography for fetal assessment (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.83 [0.37, 1.88] | 1 study · 396 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antenatal cardiotocography for fetal assessment 2015 · 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.