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9 questions · 9 findings · 7 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

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No studies found 2 · 22.2%GRADE not reported 2 · 22.2%Very low 1 · 11.1%Low 4 · 44.4%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Technique of BP measurement: Korotkoff phase IV vs Korotkoff phase V to represent diastolic BP

Maternal admission to intensive care · pregnant women with diastolic hypertension

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Setting and techniques for monitoring blood pressure during pregnancy 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Technique of BP measurement: CRADLE intervention vs usual care

Maternal admission to intensive care · pregnant women, or those within 42 days of delivery

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Setting and techniques for monitoring blood pressure during pregnancy 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Setting of BP measurement: self‐measurement vs conventional clinic measurement

Maternal admission to intensive care · pregnant women with chronic or gestational hypertension

Setting of BP measurement: self‐measurement showed no clear difference in maternal admission to intensive care compared with conventional clinic measurement (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Setting and techniques for monitoring blood pressure during pregnancy 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.54 [0.06, 37.25]
1 study · 154 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Maternal admission to intensive care · pregnant women

The intervention showed no clear difference in maternal admission to intensive care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Omega‐3 fatty acid addition during pregnancy 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.56 [0.12, 2.63]
2 studies · 2458 participants
Low

Partograph vs no partograph (studies carried out

Serious maternal morbidity or death · women in spontaneous labour at term

1 finding from 1 review

Effect of partograph use on outcomes for women in spontaneous labour at term and their babies 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

Planned early birth vs expectant management

Serious maternal morbidity or death · women with prelabour rupture of membranes at term (37 weeks' gestation or later)

1 finding from 1 review

Planned early birth versus expectant management (waiting) for prelabour rupture of membranes at term (37 weeks or more) 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 425 participants
Very low

Tranexamic acid vs placebo/no treatment

Serious maternal morbidity or death · pregnant women undergoing vaginal or caesarean birth who received TA for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage

1 finding from 1 review

Tranexamic acid for preventing postpartum haemorrhage 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 1511 participants
Low

Antibiotic prophylaxis vs no treatment or placebo

Incidence of severe maternal infectious morbidity · Women who had normal vaginal births

1 finding from 1 review

Routine antibiotic prophylaxis after normal vaginal birth for reducing maternal infectious morbidity 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

Planned early birth vs expectant management

Significant maternal morbidity one or more of the following: significant postpartum haemorrhage requiring blood transfusion; maternal admission to intensive care unit; uterine rupture; hysterectomy · pregnant women with a term suspected compromised baby

Planned early delivery showed no clear difference in significant maternal morbidity one or more of the following:… compared with expectant management (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Planned early delivery versus expectant management of the term suspected compromised baby for improving outcomes 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.92 [0.38, 2.22]
1 study · 459 participants
Low