Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 66.7%Moderate 0 · 0%High 1 · 33.3%

Use of epidural or any regional anaesthesia · healthy pregnant women

Home support showed no clear difference in use of epidural or any regional anaesthesia compared with telephone triage (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Assessment and support during early labour for improving birth outcomes 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.95 [0.87, 1.05]
3 studies · 5168 participants
Low

Use of epidural or any regional anaesthesia · healthy pregnant women

One‐to‐one structured care showed no clear difference in use of epidural or any regional anaesthesia compared with usual care (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Assessment and support during early labour for improving birth outcomes 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1 [0.99, 1.01]
1 study · 4996 participants
High

Use of epidural or any regional anaesthesia · healthy pregnant women

Assessment may leads to lower use of epidural or any regional anaesthesia compared with direct admission (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Assessment and support during early labour for improving birth outcomes 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.87 [0.78, 0.98]
1 study · 209 participants
Low