Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

7 questions · 7 findings · 1 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 1 · 14.3%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 2 · 28.6%High 4 · 57.1%

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
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

Rate of caesarean section · healthy pregnant women

One‐to‐one structured care showed no clear difference in rate of caesarean section compared with usual care (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Assessment and support during early labour for improving birth outcomes 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.93 [0.84, 1.02]
1 study · 4996 participants
High

Instrumental vaginal birth · healthy pregnant women

One‐to‐one structured care showed no clear difference in rate of instrumental vaginal birth compared with usual care (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Assessment and support during early labour for improving birth outcomes 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.94 [0.82, 1.08]
1 study · 4996 participants
High

Serious maternal morbidity · healthy pregnant women

One‐to‐one structured care showed no clear difference in serious maternal morbidity compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Assessment and support during early labour for improving birth outcomes 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.13 [0.84, 1.52]
1 study · 4996 participants
Moderate

Use of epidural or any regional anaesthesia · healthy pregnant women

One‐to‐one structured care showed no clear difference in use of epidural or any regional anaesthesia compared with usual care (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Assessment and support during early labour for improving birth outcomes 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1 [0.99, 1.01]
1 study · 4996 participants
High

Neonatal admission to special care · healthy pregnant women

One‐to‐one structured care showed no clear difference in neonatal admission to special care compared with usual care (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Assessment and support during early labour for improving birth outcomes 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.98 [0.8, 1.21]
1 study · 4989 participants
High

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

One‐to‐one structured care showed no clear difference in apgar score < 7 at 5 minutes compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Assessment and support during early labour for improving birth outcomes 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.07 [0.64, 1.79]
1 study · 4989 participants
Moderate