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3,535 questions · 3,601 findings · 252 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

No studies found 726 · 20.2%GRADE not reported 421 · 11.7%Very low 828 · 23%Low 993 · 27.6%Moderate 486 · 13.5%High 147 · 4.1%

Active vs expectant management of the third stage of labour (all women)

Maternal Hb < 9 g/dL 24‐72 hours postpartum · all women who expected a vaginal birth at 24 weeks' gestation or later and their babies

Active may leads to lower maternal Hb < 9 g/dL 24‐72 hours postpartum compared with expectant management of the third stage of labour (all women) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Active vs expectant management of the third stage of labour (all women)

Admission to SCBU/NICU · all women who expected a vaginal birth at 24 weeks' gestation or later and their babies

Active showed no clear difference in admission to SCBU/NICU compared with expectant management of the third stage of labour (all women) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Active vs expectant management of the third stage of labour (all women)

Neonatal jaundice requiring phototherapy or exchange transfusion · all women who expected a vaginal birth at 24 weeks' gestation or later and their babies

It is very uncertain whether active changes neonatal jaundice requiring phototherapy or exchange transfusion compared with expectant management of the third stage of labour (all women) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combined spinal‐epidural vs high‐dose spinal

Number of women requiring a repeat regional block or a general anaesthetic as a result of failure to establish adequate initial blockade · women undergoing caesarean section

Combined spinal‐epidural showed no clear difference in number of women requiring a repeat regional block or a general… compared with high‐dose spinal (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combined spinal‐epidural vs high‐dose spinal

Number of women requiring supplemental intra‐operative analgesia at any time after CSE or spinal anaesthetic insertion · women undergoing caesarean section

It is very uncertain whether combined spinal‐epidural changes number of women requiring supplemental intra‐operative analgesia at… compared with high‐dose spinal (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combined spinal‐epidural vs high‐dose spinal

Number of women requiring intra‐operative conversion to general anaesthesia · women undergoing caesarean section

It is very uncertain whether combined spinal‐epidural changes number of women requiring intra‐operative conversion to general… compared with high‐dose spinal (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combined spinal‐epidural vs low‐dose spinal

Number of women requiring a repeat regional block or a general anaesthetic as a result of failure to establish adequate initial blockade · women undergoing caesarean section

Combined spinal‐epidural showed no clear difference in number of women requiring a repeat regional block or a general… compared with low‐dose spinal (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combined spinal‐epidural vs low‐dose spinal

Number of women requiring supplemental intra‐operative analgesia at any time after CSE or spinal anaesthetic insertion · women undergoing caesarean section

Combined spinal‐epidural showed no clear difference in number of women requiring supplemental intra‐operative analgesia at… compared with low‐dose spinal (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Vitamin D + calcium + other vitamins and minerals vs calcium + other vitamins and minerals (but no vitamin D)

Gestational diabetes · pregnant women and their infants..

It is very uncertain whether vitamin D + calcium + other vitamins and minerals changes gestational diabetes compared with calcium + other vitamins and minerals (but no vitamin D) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review