Summary of findings table ‐ Midwife continuity models vs other models of care: Instrumental vaginal birth
Summary of findings table ‐ Midwife continuity models probably leads to lower instrumental vaginal birth (forceps/vacuum) compared with other models of care (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Summary of findings table ‐ Midwife continuity models vs other models of care Instrumental vaginal birth (forceps/vacuum) · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes) Summary of findings table ‐ Midwife continuity models probably leads to lower instrumental vaginal birth (forceps/vacuum) compared with other models of care (moderate certainty). Midwife continuity of care models versus other models of care for childbearing women (2024) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.89 [0.83, 0.96] | 14 studies · 17769 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwife continuity of care models versus other models of care for childbearing women 2024 · 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.