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71 questions · 71 findings · 36 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

No studies found 13 · 18.3%GRADE not reported 14 · 19.7%Very low 13 · 18.3%Low 20 · 28.2%Moderate 9 · 12.7%High 2 · 2.8%

Routine vaginal examination vs routine rectal examination

Admission to neonatal intensive care unit · pregnant women in labour at term

It is very uncertain whether routine vaginal examination changes admission to neonatal intensive care unit№ of participants: 307(1 RCT) compared with routine rectal examination (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lateral postures vs other postures

Serious neonatal morbidity (composite outcome defined as death, admission to neonatal intensive care, neonatal encephalopathy, or as defined by trialists) · fetal malposition in labour

It is very uncertain whether lateral postures changes serious neonatal morbidity (composite outcome defined as death,… compared with other postures (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral misoprostol vs vaginal misoprostol

Admission to neonatal intensive care unit · women in the third trimester for induction of labour.

Oral misoprostol showed no clear difference in admission to neonatal intensive care unit compared with vaginal misoprostol (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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