Soft cup vs rigid cup: Low Apgar score
Soft cup showed no clear difference in low Apgar score at 5 minutes (less than 7 or as defined by trial… compared with rigid cup (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Soft cup vs rigid cup Low Apgar score at 5 minutes (less than 7 or as defined by trial authors) · Women in the second stage of labour, requiring an assisted vaginal birth Soft cup showed no clear difference in low Apgar score at 5 minutes (less than 7 or as defined by trial… compared with rigid cup (low certainty). Instruments for assisted vaginal birth (2021) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.82 [0.49, 1.37] | 9 studies · 1148 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instruments for assisted vaginal birth 2021 · 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.