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Planned caesarean section vs planned vaginal birth: Serious maternal morbidity or death
- Population
- women with a twin pregnancy
- Intervention
- Planned caesarean section
- Comparison
- planned vaginal birth
- Outcome
- Serious maternal morbidity or death
Planned caesarean section showed no clear difference in maternal death or serious maternal morbidity compared with planned vaginal birth (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Planned caesarean section vs planned vaginal birth Maternal death or serious maternal morbidity · women with a twin pregnancy Planned caesarean section showed no clear difference in maternal death or serious maternal morbidity compared with planned vaginal birth (moderate certainty). Planned caesarean section for women with a twin pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.86 [0.67, 1.11] | 2 studies · 2844 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planned caesarean section for women with a twin pregnancy 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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