Planned elective birth (induction or caesarean) vs expectant management: Shoulder dystocia
It is very uncertain whether planned elective birth (induction or caesarean) changes shoulder dystocia compared with expectant management (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Planned elective birth (induction or caesarean) vs expectant management Shoulder dystocia · pregnant women with gestational diabetes, between 38 ‐ 39 gestational weeks, without other maternal or fetal conditions. It is very uncertain whether planned elective birth (induction or caesarean) changes shoulder dystocia compared with expectant management (very low certainty). Planned birth at or near term for improving health outcomes for pregnant women with gestational diabetes and… (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 2.96 [0.31, 28.21] | 1 study · 425 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planned birth at or near term for improving health outcomes for pregnant women with gestational diabetes and their infants 2018 · 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.