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Tape measurement vs clinical palpation: Perinatal mortality
- Population
- Pregnant women with singleton fetuses who were of 20 weeks' gestation and above.
- Intervention
- Tape measurement
- Comparison
- clinical palpation
- Outcome
- Perinatal mortality
Tape measurement showed no clear difference in perinatal mortality compared with clinical palpation (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Tape measurement vs clinical palpation Perinatal mortality · Pregnant women with singleton fetuses who were of 20 weeks' gestation and above. Tape measurement showed no clear difference in perinatal mortality compared with clinical palpation (low certainty). Symphysial fundal height (SFH) measurement in pregnancy for detecting abnormal fetal growth (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.25 [0.38, 4.07] | 1 study · 1639 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Symphysial fundal height (SFH) measurement in pregnancy for detecting abnormal fetal growth 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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