Caesarean section · women with term or near term (> 37 weeks' gestation) with suspected fetal macrosomia
Induction of labour showed no clear difference in caesarean section compared with expectant management (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Instrumental delivery · women with term or near term (> 37 weeks' gestation) with suspected fetal macrosomia
Induction of labour showed no clear difference in instrumental delivery compared with expectant management (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Shoulder dystocia · women with term or near term (> 37 weeks' gestation) with suspected fetal macrosomia
Induction of labour probably leads to lower shoulder dystocia compared with expectant management (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Brachial plexus injury · women with term or near term (> 37 weeks' gestation) with suspected fetal macrosomia
Induction of labour showed no clear difference in brachial plexus injury compared with expectant management (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Fracture · women with term or near term (> 37 weeks' gestation) with suspected fetal macrosomia
Induction of labour leads to lower fracture (any) compared with expectant management (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Low Apgar score · women with term or near term (> 37 weeks' gestation) with suspected fetal macrosomia
Induction of labour showed no clear difference in low Apgar score (5 minutes) compared with expectant management (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Low arterial cord blood pH (< 7.10) · women with term or near term (> 37 weeks' gestation) with suspected fetal macrosomia
Induction of labour showed no clear difference in low arterial cord blood pH (< 7.10) compared with expectant management (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Induction of labour · pregnant women carrying a live fetus at or near term (≥ 36 weeks' gestation).
Amniotic membranes sweeping showed no clear difference in induction of labour compared with intravenous oxytocin/amniotomy (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Induction of labour · pregnant women carrying a live fetus at or near term (≥ 36 weeks' gestation).
Amniotic membranes sweeping may leads to lower induction of labour compared with no treatment/sham (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Induction of labour ‐ not reported · pregnant women carrying a live fetus at or near term (≥ 36 weeks' gestation).
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Induction of labour · pregnant women carrying a live fetus at or near term (≥ 36 weeks' gestation).
One frequency of amniotic membranes sweeping showed no clear difference in induction of labour compared with another frequency of amniotic membrane sweeping (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Induction of labour · pregnant women carrying a live fetus at or near term (≥ 36 weeks' gestation).
Amniotic membranes sweeping showed no clear difference in induction of labour compared with vaginal/intracervical prostaglandins (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Use of analgesia and epidural during labour · pregnant women in latent phase of labour stimulated with oxytocin for with induction of labour. No exclusion criteria were applied in…
Discontinued intravenous (IV) oxytocin stimulation may leads to higher use of analgesia and epidural during labour compared with continued IV oxytocin stimulation (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Spontaneous vaginal birth · women having induction of labour at term
It is very uncertain whether home changes spontaneous vaginal birth№ of participants: 1022(2 RCTs) compared with inpatient induction with vaginal PGE (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.91 [0.69, 1.21]
Studies not reported
Very low
Caesarean birth№ of participants: 159(2 RCTs) · women having induction of labour at term
It is very uncertain whether home changes caesarean birth№ of participants: 299(1 RCT) compared with inpatient induction with controlled release PGE (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.95 [0.64, 1.42]
Studies not reported
Very low
Neonatal infection · women having induction of labour at term
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Admission to NICU (primary outcome)№ of participants: 204(1 RCT) · women having induction of labour at term
It is very uncertain whether home changes admission to NICU№ of participants: 299(1 RCT) compared with inpatient induction with controlled release PGE (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.38 [0.57, 3.34]
Studies not reported
Very low
Serious neonatal morbidity or mortality (up to 28 days)№ of participants: (0 RCTs) · women having induction of labour at term
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Mothers' experiences (satisfaction with care) (up to 8 weeks) № of participants: (0 RCT) · women having induction of labour at term
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Spontaneous vaginal birth · women having induction of labour at term
It is very uncertain whether home changes spontaneous vaginal birth№ of participants: 48(1 RCT) compared with inpatient induction with balloon or Foley catheter (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.04 [0.54, 1.98]
Studies not reported
Very low