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3 questions · 3 findings · 3 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

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No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 33.3%Moderate 1 · 33.3%High 1 · 33.3%

Early discharge vs standard discharge

Any breastfeeding at 6 weeks postpartum · healthy mothers and term infants

Early discharge showed no clear difference in women breastfeeding (exclusively or partially) at 6 weeks postpartum compared with standard discharge (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Early postnatal discharge from hospital for healthy mothers and term infants 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.04 [0.96, 1.13]
10 studies · 7156 participants
Moderate

Planned early birth vs expectant management

Significant maternal morbidity one or more of the following: significant postpartum haemorrhage requiring blood transfusion; maternal admission to intensive care unit; uterine rupture; hysterectomy · pregnant women with a term suspected compromised baby

Planned early delivery showed no clear difference in significant maternal morbidity one or more of the following:… compared with expectant management (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Planned early delivery versus expectant management of the term suspected compromised baby for improving outcomes 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.92 [0.38, 2.22]
1 study · 459 participants
Low

Early initiation of epidural analgesia vs Late initiation

Umbilical artery pH · pregnant women (at term) requesting epidural analgesia in labour (regardless of whether the labour was spontaneous or induced)

1 finding from 1 review

Early versus late initiation of epidural analgesia for labour 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 14004 participants
High