Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

7 questions · 7 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 14.3%Low 5 · 71.4%Moderate 1 · 14.3%High 0 · 0%

Instrumental vaginal birth · healthy pregnant women

Home support showed no clear difference in rate of instrumental vaginal birth compared with telephone triage (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Assessment and support during early labour for improving birth outcomes 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.95 [0.79, 1.15]
2 studies · 4933 participants
Low

Serious maternal morbidity · healthy pregnant women

Home support showed no clear difference in serious maternal morbidity compared with telephone triage (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Assessment and support during early labour for improving birth outcomes 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.93 [0.61, 1.42]
1 study · 3474 participants
Low

Use of epidural or any regional anaesthesia · healthy pregnant women

Home support showed no clear difference in use of epidural or any regional anaesthesia compared with telephone triage (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Assessment and support during early labour for improving birth outcomes 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.95 [0.87, 1.05]
3 studies · 5168 participants
Low

Neonatal admission to special care · healthy pregnant women

It is very uncertain whether home support changes neonatal admission to special care compared with telephone triage (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Assessment and support during early labour for improving birth outcomes 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.84 [0.5, 1.42]
3 studies · 5170 participants
Very low

Apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes · healthy pregnant women

Home support showed no clear difference in apgar score < 7 at 5 minutes compared with telephone triage (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Assessment and support during early labour for improving birth outcomes 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.19 [0.71, 1.99]
3 studies · 5170 participants
Low

Length of labour (hours) · healthy pregnant women

1 finding from 1 review

Assessment and support during early labour for improving birth outcomes 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 3474 participants
Low

Rate of caesarean section · healthy pregnant women

Home support showed no clear difference in rate of caesarean section compared with telephone triage (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Assessment and support during early labour for improving birth outcomes 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.05 [0.95, 1.17]
3 studies · 5170 participants
Moderate