What do systematic reviews say?

Planned early birth vs expectant management

Planned early delivery showed no clear difference in maternal mortality compared with expectant management (low certainty).

• Planned early delivery versus expectant management of the term suspected compromised baby for improving outcomes 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 3.07 [0.13, 74.87]
  1 study · 459 participants
  Low

Planned early birth vs expectant management

• Planned early delivery versus expectant management for hypertensive disorders from 34 weeks gestation to term 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 1459 participants
  GRADE not reported

Planned early birth vs expectant management

Planned early delivery leads to lower composite maternal mortality and morbidity compared with expectant management (high certainty).

• Planned early delivery versus expectant management for hypertensive disorders from 34 weeks gestation to term 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.69 [0.57, 0.83]
  2 studies · 1459 participants
  High

Planned early birth vs expectant management

• Planned early delivery versus expectant management of the term suspected compromised baby for improving outcomes 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 459 participants
  Moderate