Caesarean section · pregnant women at or near term with fetal cephalic presentations
X‐ray pelvimetry may leads to higher caesarean section compared with no X‐ray pelvimetry (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section
Monitoring of contractions with internal tocodynamometry showed no clear difference in caesarean section compared with external tocodynamometry (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section · women with gestational diabetes mellitus
Metformin showed no clear difference in caesarean section compared with glibenclamide ‐ maternal outcomes (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section — not reported · women in labour
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Caesarean section · women with type 2 diabetes
Maternal outcomes: oral anti‐diabetic agent (metformin) may leads to lower caesarean section compared with insulin (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section · women with twin pregnancies were randomised from 25 weeks
Fetal growth (biometry) + umbilical artery Doppler showed no clear difference in caesarean section (any) compared with fetal growth (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section · women in the third trimester for induction of labour.
Oral misoprostol may leads to lower caesarean section compared with mechanical methods (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section · third trimester induction of labour in women with a viable fetus
Balloon (Foley or ATAD) may leads to higher caesarean section compared with low‐dose vaginal misoprostol (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section · third trimester induction of labour in women with a viable fetus
Balloon (Foley or ATAD) probably leads to higher caesarean section compared with low‐dose oral misoprostol (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section · third trimester induction of labour in women with a viable fetus
Balloon (Foley or ATAD) showed no clear difference in caesarean section compared with vaginal prostaglandin E2 (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section · women in labour
It is very uncertain whether massage changes caesarean section compared with usual care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section · pregnant women with a previous low transverse caesarean section, singleton live pregnancy with cephalic presentation, period of gestation…
Foley catheter showed no clear difference in caesarean section compared with intravenous (IV) oxytocin (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section · women with a previous caesarean section (subgroup of all women in the study) with intact fetal membranes, cephalic position and…
It is very uncertain whether double‐balloon catheter changes caesarean section compared with vaginal PGE2 (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section · pregnant women, 40 weeks' gestation, single cephalic presentation, 1 previous low segment caesarean section
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Caesarean section · pregnant women with 1 previous lower segment caesarean section at 37 weeks and beyond, with a BS of ≤ 6, intact membranes, reactive…
It is very uncertain whether vaginal isosorbide mononitrate changes caesarean section compared with foley catheter (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section · women with one previous lower segment caesarean section and requiring labour induction due to prolonged pregnancy or pre‐eclampsia,…
Vaginal PGE2 showed no clear difference in caesarean section compared with intravenous (IV) oxytocin (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section · pregnant women who previously had a lower segment CS and now have a singleton cephalic presentation after at least 36 completed weeks, not…
80 mL showed no clear difference in caesarean section compared with 30 mL Foley catheter (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section · women with a previous caesarean section, a live singleton fetus (37‐42 weeks of gestation) in cephalic presentation and a reactive…
It is very uncertain whether vaginal PGE2 pessary changes caesarean section compared with vaginal PGE2 tablet (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section · women with a previous caesarean section
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Caesarean section · women with gestational diabetes mellitus
Self‐monitoring showed no clear difference in caesarean section compared with periodic glucose monitoring (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review