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184 questions · 190 findings · 19 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

No studies found 62 · 32.6%GRADE not reported 5 · 2.6%Very low 37 · 19.5%Low 45 · 23.7%Moderate 36 · 18.9%High 5 · 2.6%

Pelvic + low‐back pain: any exercises + usual prenatal care vs usual prenatal care

Number of women who reported pain on Visual Analogue Scale · pregnant women with, or at risk of developing, pelvic and back pain

Pelvic + low‐back pain: any exercises + usual prenatal care probably leads to lower number of women who reported pain on Visual Analogue Scale. compared with usual prenatal care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pelvic + low‐back pain: any exercises + usual prenatal care vs usual prenatal care

Number of women who reported LBPP‐related sick leave. · pregnant women with, or at risk of developing, pelvic and back pain

Pelvic + low‐back pain: any exercises + usual prenatal care probably leads to lower number of women who reported LBPP‐related sick leave. compared with usual prenatal care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Betamethasone vs usual care

Admission to neonatal special care (all levels) for respiratory morbidity · women undergoing planned elective caesarean section at 37 weeks' gestation and beyond for singleton pregnancy

Effect of antenatal corticosteroids (betamethasone) probably leads to lower admission to neonatal special care (all levels) for respiratory… compared with usual care prior to planned caesarean at term on maternal and… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Additional support vs usual care

Satisfaction with pregnancy care Pregnancy care rated as "very helpful" · women at increased risk of low birthweight babies (maternal outcomes)

Additional support probably leads to higher satisfaction with pregnancy care Pregnancy care rated as "very… compared with usual care during pregnancy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Continuous support vs usual care

Neonatal admission to special care · women during childbirth

Continuous support showed no clear difference in admission to special care nursery compared with usual care (all trials) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Breastfeeding support only vs usual care

Stopping breastfeeding (any) at 6 months · healthy breastfeeding women with healthy term babies

Summary of findings table ‐ Breastfeeding support only probably leads to lower stopping breastfeeding (any) at 6 months compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Breastfeeding support only vs usual care

Stopping breastfeeding (any) at 12 months · healthy breastfeeding women with healthy term babies

Summary of findings table ‐ Breastfeeding support only showed no clear difference in stopping breastfeeding at 12 months compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Support plus vs usual care

Stopping breastfeeding (any) at 4‐6 weeks · healthy breastfeeding women with healthy term babies

Summary of findings table ‐ Support plus showed no clear difference in stopping breastfeeding (any) at 4‐6 weeks compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Support plus vs usual care

Stopping exclusive breastfeeding at 4‐6 weeks · healthy breastfeeding women with healthy term babies

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Support plus changes stopping exclusive breastfeeding at 4‐6 weeks compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review