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45 questions · 45 findings · 25 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

No studies found 9 · 20%GRADE not reported 3 · 6.7%Very low 9 · 20%Low 14 · 31.1%Moderate 9 · 20%High 1 · 2.2%

Planned early birth vs expectant management

Admission to neonatal intensive care unit · preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (PPROM)

Planned early birth probably leads to higher admission to neonatal intensive care compared with expectant management (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Monitoring of contractions with internal tocodynamometry vs external tocodynamometry

Admission to neonatal intensive care unit

Monitoring of contractions with internal tocodynamometry showed no clear difference in admission to neonatal intensive care compared with external tocodynamometry (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Balloon (Foley or ATAD) vs vaginal prostaglandin E2

Admission to neonatal intensive care unit · third trimester induction of labour in women with a viable fetus

Balloon (Foley or ATAD) showed no clear difference in neonatal intensive care unit admission compared with vaginal prostaglandin E2 (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Reduced number of antenatal care visits/goal‐oriented vs standard antenatal care visits

Admission to neonatal intensive care unit · Pregnant women at low risk of complications

Reduced number of antenatal care visits/goal‐oriented showed no clear difference in neonatal intensive care unit admission compared with standard antenatal care visits (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review