Nausea · treating leg cramps in pregnancy
Oral magnesium showed no clear difference in side effects ‐ nausea compared with placebo/no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Interventions side effects: diarrhoea · treating leg cramps in pregnancy
Oral magnesium showed no clear difference in side effects ‐ diarrhoea compared with placebo/no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Side effects (any reported throughout the intervention period) (ALL) · treating leg cramps in pregnancy
Oral magnesium showed no clear difference in side effects ‐ any compared with placebo/no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Frequency of leg cramps after treatment: never · treating leg cramps in pregnancy
It is very uncertain whether oral calcium changes frequency of leg cramps after treatment: never compared with no treatment (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Frequency of leg cramps after treatment: never · treating leg cramps in pregnancy
1 finding from 1 review
Frequency of leg cramps after treatment: never · treating leg cramps in pregnancy
It is very uncertain whether oral calcium changes frequency of leg cramps after treatment: never compared with oral vitamin C (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Frequency of leg cramps after treatment: never · treating leg cramps in pregnancy
Oral magnesium may leads to higher frequency of leg cramps after treatment: never compared with placebo/no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Frequency: 50% reduction in number of leg cramps · treating leg cramps in pregnancy
Oral magnesium may leads to higher frequency: 50% reduction in number of leg cramps compared with placebo/no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intensity of pain during treatment: mean total scale points The degree of pain was noted in the form, on a scale from 0 to 4 measured over 4 days and nights (0 = no pain, 1 = light pain, 2 = medium pain, 3=strong pain, 4=extreme pain) · treating leg cramps in pregnancy
1 finding from 1 review
At least 50% reduction in pain · treating leg cramps in pregnancy
It is very uncertain whether oral magnesium changes intensity of pain: 50% reduction in pain score 100‐mm visual… compared with placebo/no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · treating leg cramps in pregnancy
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of leg cramps: persisting symptoms after night‐time cramps Always · treating leg cramps in pregnancy
Oral magnesium may leads to lower duration of leg cramps: persisting symptoms after night‐time cramps… compared with placebo/no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of leg cramps: persisting symptoms after night‐time cramps Sometimes · treating leg cramps in pregnancy
It is very uncertain whether oral magnesium changes duration of leg cramps: persisting symptoms after night‐time cramps… compared with placebo/no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Composite outcome: symptoms of leg cramps (intensity and frequency) Partial improvement: decrease in intensity and frequency · treating leg cramps in pregnancy
It is very uncertain whether oral magnesium changes composite outcome: symptoms of leg cramps (intensity and frequency)… compared with placebo/no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Abdominal pain · post‐caesarean pain
1 finding from 1 review
Pain at six weeks after discharge · post‐caesarean pain
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Pain · post‐caesarean pain
2 findings from 1 review
Adverse effects (pruritus) · post‐caesarean pain
It is very uncertain whether acupuncture or acupressure plus analgesia changes adverse effects (pruritus) compared with analgesia (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Vital signs · post‐caesarean pain
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Rescue analgesic requirement (cumulative dose) · post‐caesarean pain
1 finding from 1 review