Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

28 questions · 28 findings · 2 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 19 · 67.9%Very low 4 · 14.3%Low 5 · 17.9%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Weight gain during pregnancy · pregnant women (women with pre‐existing type 1 or type 2 diabetes are NOT included)

1 finding from 1 review

Antenatal dietary supplementation with myo‐inositol for preventing gestational diabetes 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 831 participants
Very low

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy · pregnant women (women with pre‐existing type 1 or type 2 diabetes are NOT included)

The intervention may leads to lower hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antenatal dietary supplementation with myo‐inositol for preventing gestational diabetes 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.34 [0.19, 0.61]
5 studies · 1052 participants
Low

Caesarean section · pregnant women (women with pre‐existing type 1 or type 2 diabetes are NOT included)

The intervention showed no clear difference in caesarean section (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antenatal dietary supplementation with myo‐inositol for preventing gestational diabetes 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.91 [0.77, 1.07]
4 studies · 829 participants
Low

Perineal trauma · pregnant women (women with pre‐existing type 1 or type 2 diabetes are NOT included)

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes perineal trauma (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antenatal dietary supplementation with myo‐inositol for preventing gestational diabetes 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 4 [0.45, 35.25]
1 study · 234 participants
Very low

Postnatal depression · pregnant women (women with pre‐existing type 1 or type 2 diabetes are NOT included)

1 finding from 1 review

Antenatal dietary supplementation with myo‐inositol for preventing gestational diabetes 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

Development of subsequent type 2 diabetes mellitus · pregnant women (women with pre‐existing type 1 or type 2 diabetes are NOT included)

1 finding from 1 review

Antenatal dietary supplementation with myo‐inositol for preventing gestational diabetes 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

Large‐for‐gestational age · infants of pregnant women

The intervention showed no clear difference in large‐for‐gestational age (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antenatal dietary supplementation with myo‐inositol for preventing gestational diabetes 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.4 [0.65, 3.02]
1 study · 234 participants
Low

Perinatal mortality (stillbirth and neonatal mortality) · infants of pregnant women

1 finding from 1 review

Antenatal dietary supplementation with myo‐inositol for preventing gestational diabetes 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported