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27 questions · 27 findings · 4 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

No studies found 12 · 44.4%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 7 · 25.9%Low 7 · 25.9%Moderate 1 · 3.7%High 0 · 0%

Oral misoprostol vs vaginal dinoprostone

Uterine hyperstimulation with fetal heart rate changes · women in the third trimester for induction of labour.

Oral misoprostol may leads to lower uterine hyperstimulation with fetal heart rate changes compared with vaginal dinoprostone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral misoprostol vs vaginal misoprostol

Uterine hyperstimulation with fetal heart rate changes · women in the third trimester for induction of labour.

Oral misoprostol may leads to lower uterine hyperstimulation with fetal heart rate changes compared with vaginal misoprostol (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral misoprostol vs intravenous (IV) oxytocin

Uterine hyperstimulation with fetal heart rate changes · women in the third trimester for induction of labour.

It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol changes uterine hyperstimulation with fetal heart rate changes compared with intravenous oxytocin (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral misoprostol vs placebo/no treatment

Uterine hyperstimulation with fetal heart rate changes · women with ruptured membranes in the third trimester for induction of labour.

It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol changes uterine hyperstimulation with fetal heart rate changes compared with placebo/no treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral misoprostol vs mechanical methods

Uterine hyperstimulation with fetal heart rate changes · women in the third trimester for induction of labour.

Oral misoprostol showed no clear difference in uterine hyperstimulation with fetal heart rate changes compared with mechanical methods (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Foley catheter vs intravenous (IV) oxytocin

Uterine hyperstimulation with fetal heart rate changes · 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 uterine hyperstimulation with fetal heart rate changes compared with intravenous (IV) oxytocin (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review