Low birthweight · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
Summary of findings table ‐ Midwife continuity models showed no clear difference in birth weight less than 2500 g compared with other models of care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Birth weight equal to or more than 4000 g · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
1 finding from 1 review
Apgar score ≤ 7 at 5 minutes · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Midwife continuity models changes apgar score less than or equal to 7 at 5 minutes compared with other models of care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Admission to neonatal special care unit or intensive care unit · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
Summary of findings table ‐ Midwife continuity models showed no clear difference in admission to special care nursery/neonatal intensive care unit compared with other models of care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Fetal loss before 24 weeks gestation · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Midwife continuity models changes fetal loss before 24 weeks gestation compared with other models of care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal experience · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
1 finding from 1 review
Costs · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
1 finding from 1 review
Regional analgesia (epidural/spinal) · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Midwife continuity of care models changes regional analgesia (epidural/spinal) compared with other models of care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intact perineum · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
Summary of findings table ‐ Midwife continuity of care models showed no clear difference in intact perineum compared with other models of care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Fetal loss at or after 24 weeks gestation · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Midwife continuity of care models changes fetal loss at or after 24 weeks gestation compared with other models of care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Preterm birth · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
Summary of findings table ‐ Midwife continuity of care models showed no clear difference in preterm birth (< 37 weeks) compared with other models of care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Neonatal death (baby born alive at any gestation and dies within 28 days) · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Midwife continuity of care models changes neonatal death (baby born alive at any gestation and dies within 28… compared with other models of care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Healthy mother · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal death · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
1 finding from 1 review
Cognitive outcome · preterm infants
3 findings from 1 review
no estimate extracted
25 studies · 3132 participants
Low
no estimate extracted
9 studies · 1524 participants
High
no estimate extracted
6 studies · 1453 participants
Low
Motor outcome in infancy (Bayley, Griffiths Locomotor) · preterm infants
1 finding from 1 review
Motor outcome at preschool age (Griffiths Locomotor, McCarthy, MABC) · preterm infants
1 finding from 1 review
Motor outcome at school age (Griffiths Locomotor, MABC) · preterm infants
2 findings from 1 review
Mortality within the longest · adults diagnosed with coronary artery disease or cardiac valve disease, and candidates for cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass
Prophylactic corticosteroids showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality (during the index hospital admission, or within… compared with placebo or no corticosteroids (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Cardiac complications (as defined by study authors, including cardiac compromise and fatal and non‐fatal myocardial infarction, defined as ECG changes, echocardiological changes, or disproportionate elevation of troponins, during the index hospita... · adults diagnosed with coronary artery disease or cardiac valve disease, and candidates for cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass
Prophylactic corticosteroids may leads to higher cardiac complications (as defined by study authors, including… compared with placebo or no corticosteroids (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review