Serious neonatal morbidity (composite outcome defined as death, admission to neonatal intensive care, neonatal encephalopathy, or as defined by trialists) · fetal malposition in labour
1 finding from 1 review
Death (stillbirth or death of liveborn infant) · fetal malposition in labour
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal anxiety3 · Fetal ultrasound assessment before 24 weeks' gestation
First trimester routine probably leads to lower maternal anxiety3 compared with selective ultrasound (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Preterm birth less than 34 weeks' gestation · Fetal ultrasound assessment before 24 weeks' gestation
1 finding from 1 review
Perinatal loss · Fetal ultrasound assessment before 24 weeks' gestation
First trimester routine showed no clear difference in perinatal loss compared with selective ultrasound (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Induction of labour for post‐maturity · Fetal ultrasound assessment before 24 weeks' gestation
First trimester routine showed no clear difference in induction of labour for post‐maturity compared with selective ultrasound (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Termination for major abnormality · Fetal ultrasound assessment before 24 weeks' gestation
1 finding from 1 review
Preterm birth less than 34 weeks' gestation · Fetal ultrasound assessment before 24 weeks' gestation
1 finding from 1 review
Perinatal loss · Fetal ultrasound assessment before 24 weeks' gestation
Second trimester routine showed no clear difference in perinatal loss compared with selective ultrasound (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Induction of labour for post‐maturity · Fetal ultrasound assessment before 24 weeks' gestation
Second trimester routine probably leads to lower induction of labour for post‐maturity compared with selective ultrasound (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal anxiety · Fetal ultrasound assessment before 24 weeks' gestation
1 finding from 1 review
Complete miscarriage · early fetal death (less than 24 weeks)
Vaginal misoprostol may leads to higher complete miscarriage compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Nausea · early fetal death (less than 24 weeks)
Vaginal misoprostol may leads to higher nausea compared with surgical evacuation of uterus (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Diarrhoea · early fetal death (less than 24 weeks)
Vaginal misoprostol may leads to higher diarrhoea compared with surgical evacuation of uterus (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Blood loss: post‐treatment haematocrit (%) · early fetal death (less than 24 weeks)
1 finding from 1 review
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · early fetal death (less than 24 weeks)
Vaginal misoprostol may leads to higher pain relief compared with surgical evacuation of uterus (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Woman’s satisfaction/acceptability of method · early fetal death (less than 24 weeks)
Vaginal misoprostol showed no clear difference in woman’s satisfaction/acceptability of method compared with surgical evacuation of uterus (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Pelvic infection · early fetal death (less than 24 weeks)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Nausea · early fetal death (less than 24 weeks)
Vaginal misoprostol showed no clear difference in nausea compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Diarrhoea · early fetal death (less than 24 weeks)
Vaginal misoprostol showed no clear difference in diarrhoea compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review