Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

Refine by population, intervention, comparison or outcome
More filters
Evidence found and GRADE certainty

331 questions · 336 findings · 74 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

No studies found 102 · 30.4%GRADE not reported 30 · 8.9%Very low 76 · 22.6%Low 92 · 27.4%Moderate 31 · 9.2%High 5 · 1.5%

Traditional antenatal CTG vs no antenatal CTG (women at increased risk of complication)

Admission to neonatal special care unit or intensive care unit · Pregnant women with/without complications

Traditional antenatal CTG showed no clear difference in admission to neonatal special care unit or intensive care unit compared with no antenatal CTG (women at increased risk of complication) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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

Antibiotics vs placebo

Mortality and morbidity prior to discharge (Neonatal intensive care admissions) · Women with meconium‐stained amniotic fluid in labour, gestational age more than 24 weeks

Antibiotic showed no clear difference in mortality and morbidity prior to discharge (Neonatal intensive care… compared with placebo (low 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

AFI vs SDVP: summary of findings table

Admission to neonatal intensive care unit · pregnant women to prevent adverse pregnancy outcome

AFI showed no clear difference in admission to neonatal intensive care unit compared with SDVP: summary of findings table (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Planned early birth vs expectant management

Maternal mortality or morbidity · pregnant women with hypertensive disorders from 34 weeks' gestation to term

Planned early delivery leads to lower composite maternal mortality and morbidity compared with expectant management (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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

Preterm birth less than 34 weeks' gestation · pregnant women with chronic or gestational hypertension

Setting of BP measurement: self‐measurement showed no clear difference in preterm birth (birth before 34 completed weeks' gestation) compared with conventional clinic measurement (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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

Neonatal unit admission · pregnant women with chronic or gestational hypertension

Setting of BP measurement: self‐measurement showed no clear difference in neonatal unit admission compared with conventional clinic measurement (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review