What do systematic reviews say?

Home support vs telephone triage

It is very uncertain whether home support changes neonatal admission to special care compared with telephone triage (very low certainty).

• Assessment and support during early labour for improving birth outcomes 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.84 [0.5, 1.42]
  3 studies · 5170 participants
  Very low

Home support vs telephone triage

Home support showed no clear difference in apgar score < 7 at 5 minutes compared with telephone triage (low certainty).

• Assessment and support during early labour for improving birth outcomes 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.19 [0.71, 1.99]
  3 studies · 5170 participants
  Low

Home support vs telephone triage

• Assessment and support during early labour for improving birth outcomes 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 3474 participants
  Low

Home support vs telephone triage

Home support showed no clear difference in rate of caesarean section compared with telephone triage (moderate certainty).

• Assessment and support during early labour for improving birth outcomes 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.05 [0.95, 1.17]
  3 studies · 5170 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

• Automated telephone communication systems for preventive healthcare and management of long‐term conditions 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 521 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

• Efficacy and experiences of telephone counselling for informal carers of people with dementia 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 67 participants
  Low