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726 questions in 98 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

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No studies 726 · 100%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

QuestionEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Subcutaneous EPO 10,000 U of doses with intravenous iron vs intravenous iron (Comparison 8)
Fatigue ‐ not reported · patients with women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia
Treatment for women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Subcutaneous EPO 10,000 U of doses with intravenous iron vs intravenous iron (Comparison 8)
Persistent anaemia symptoms ‐ not reported · patients with women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia
Treatment for women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Subcutaneous EPO 10,000 U of doses with intravenous iron vs intravenous iron (Comparison 8)
Thromboembolic events ‐ not reported · patients with women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia
Treatment for women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Subcutaneous EPO with oral iron vs oral iron (Comparison 10)
Fatigue ‐ not reported · women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia
Treatment for women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Subcutaneous EPO with oral iron vs oral iron (Comparison 10)
Persistent anaemia symptoms ‐ not reported · women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia
Treatment for women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Subcutaneous EPO with oral iron vs oral iron (Comparison 10)
Thromboembolic events ‐ not reported · women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia
Treatment for women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Subcutaneous EPO with intravenous iron and oral iron vs intravenous iron with oral iron (Comparison 12)
Maternal mortality ‐ not reported · women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia
Treatment for women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Subcutaneous EPO with intravenous iron and oral iron vs intravenous iron with oral iron (Comparison 12)
Fatigue ‐ not reported · women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia
Treatment for women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Subcutaneous EPO with intravenous iron and oral iron vs intravenous iron with oral iron (Comparison 12)
Persistent anaemia symptoms ‐ not reported · women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia
Treatment for women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Subcutaneous EPO with intravenous iron and oral iron vs intravenous iron with oral iron (Comparison 12)
Thromboembolic events ‐ not reported · women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia
Treatment for women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Red blood cell transfusion vs non‐transfusion (Comparison 2)
Maternal mortality ‐ not reported · patients with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia
Treatment for women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Universal screening vs no screening
Thyroid dysfunction diagnosed in pregnancy: hyperthyroid · women during pregnancy
Screening and subsequent management for thyroid dysfunction pre‐pregnancy and during pregnancy for improving… (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Universal screening vs no screening
Pre‐eclampsia · women during pregnancy
Screening and subsequent management for thyroid dysfunction pre‐pregnancy and during pregnancy for improving… (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Universal screening vs no screening
Preterm birth · women during pregnancy
Screening and subsequent management for thyroid dysfunction pre‐pregnancy and during pregnancy for improving… (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Universal screening vs no screening
Miscarriage · women during pregnancy
Screening and subsequent management for thyroid dysfunction pre‐pregnancy and during pregnancy for improving… (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Universal screening vs no screening
Adverse effects associated with the intervention · women during pregnancy
Screening and subsequent management for thyroid dysfunction pre‐pregnancy and during pregnancy for improving… (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Universal screening vs no screening
Death (defined as all fetal and neonatal deaths) · women during pregnancy
Screening and subsequent management for thyroid dysfunction pre‐pregnancy and during pregnancy for improving… (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Universal screening vs case finding
Neurosensory disability (any of cerebral palsy, blindness, deafness, developmental delay/intellectual impairment, at latest time reported): IQ < 85 at 3 years of age · women during pregnancy
Screening and subsequent management for thyroid dysfunction pre‐pregnancy and during pregnancy for improving… (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Universal screening vs case finding
Adverse effects associated with the intervention · women during pregnancy
Screening and subsequent management for thyroid dysfunction pre‐pregnancy and during pregnancy for improving… (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Fibre supplementation vs no intervention
Primary outcome ‐ improvement in constipation ‐ not reported · Women being treated for constipation in pregnancy
Interventions for treating constipation in pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Fibre supplementation vs no intervention
Primary outcome ‐ consistency of stools ‐ not reported · Women being treated for constipation in pregnancy
Interventions for treating constipation in pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Stimulant laxatives vs bulk‐forming laxatives
Primary outcome ‐ pain on defecation ‐ not reported · women with treating constipation in pregnancy
Interventions for treating constipation in pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Fibre supplementation vs no intervention
Primary outcome ‐ pain on defecation ‐ not reported · Women being treated for constipation in pregnancy
Interventions for treating constipation in pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Antibiotic vs placebo
Side effects of treatment · Women with meconium‐stained amniotic fluid in labour, gestational age more than 24 weeks
Antibiotics for meconium‐stained amniotic fluid in labour for preventing maternal and neonatal infections (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Antibiotic vs placebo
Duration of admission to neonatal intensive care unit · Women with meconium‐stained amniotic fluid in labour, gestational age more than 24 weeks
Antibiotics for meconium‐stained amniotic fluid in labour for preventing maternal and neonatal infections (2014) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
AFI vs SDVP: summary of findings table
Perinatal deaths · pregnant women to prevent adverse pregnancy outcome
Amniotic fluid index versus single deepest vertical pocket as a screening test for preventing adverse… (2008) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies