Planned early birth vs expectant management: Caesarean section
- Population
- women with prelabour rupture of membranes at term (37 weeks' gestation or later)
- Intervention
- Planned early birth
- Comparison
- expectant management
- Outcome
- Caesarean section
Planned early birth showed no clear difference in caesarean section compared with expectant management (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Planned early birth vs expectant management Caesarean section · women with prelabour rupture of membranes at term (37 weeks' gestation or later) Planned early birth showed no clear difference in caesarean section compared with expectant management (low certainty). Planned early birth versus expectant management (waiting) for prelabour rupture of membranes at term (37… (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.84 [0.69, 1.04] | 23 studies · 8576 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planned early birth versus expectant management (waiting) for prelabour rupture of membranes at term (37 weeks or more) 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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