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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%

Any antihypertensive drug vs no antihypertensive drugs/placebo

Admission to neonatal or intensive care nursery · women with mild to moderate hypertension during pregnancy

Any antihypertensive drug showed no clear difference in admission to neonatal or intensive care nursery compared with no antihypertensive drugs/placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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