Blood loss: haemoglobin difference > 10 g/L · early fetal death (less than 24 weeks)
It is very uncertain whether vaginal misoprostol changes blood loss: haemoglobin difference > 10 g/L compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Opiate use (as a proxy measure for pain) for all participants on ITT (including those without confirmed AMI) · early fetal death (less than 24 weeks)
It is very uncertain whether vaginal misoprostol changes pain (opiate use) compared with placebo (very 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 placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Complete miscarriage · early fetal death (less than 24 weeks)
Vaginal misoprostol may leads to lower complete miscarriage compared with surgical evacuation of uterus (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Pelvic infection · early fetal death (less than 24 weeks)
Vaginal misoprostol showed no clear difference in pelvic infection compared with surgical evacuation of uterus (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Perinatal death or severe morbidity · women with fetal distress for whom the decision had been made to delivery by emergency caesarean section
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes · women with severe intrapartum fetal bradycardia
1 finding from 1 review
Umbilical artery pH · women with severe intrapartum fetal bradycardia
1 finding from 1 review
Abnormal FHR tracing · women with severe intrapartum fetal bradycardia
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings for IV atosiban changes abnormal FHR tracing compared with IV hexoprenaline (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Perinatal death or severe morbidity · women with a non‐reassuring fetal heart trace during labour but without uterine tachysystole
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Caesarean section · women with a non‐reassuring fetal heart trace during labour but without uterine tachysystole
Summary of findings for IV fenoterol bromhydrate probably leads to higher caesarean delivery compared with emergency delivery (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes · women with a non‐reassuring fetal heart trace during labour but without uterine tachysystole
Summary of findings for IV fenoterol bromhydrate showed no clear difference in 5‐minute Apgar score < 7 compared with emergency delivery (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Umbilical artery pH < 7.1 · women with a non‐reassuring fetal heart trace during labour but without uterine tachysystole
Summary of findings for IV fenoterol bromhydrate showed no clear difference in umbilical artery pH < 7.1 compared with emergency delivery (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Abnormal FHR tracing · women with a non‐reassuring fetal heart trace during labour but without uterine tachysystole
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Perinatal death or severe morbidity · women for whom a decision had been made to deliver by caesarean section for suspected fetal distress based on FHR monitoring
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Caesarean section · women for whom a decision had been made to deliver by caesarean section for suspected fetal distress based on FHR monitoring
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes · women for whom a decision had been made to deliver by caesarean section for suspected fetal distress based on FHR monitoring
Summary of findings for IV hexoprenaline showed no clear difference in 5‐minute Apgar score < 7 compared with no tocolytic agent, whilst awaiting emergency delivery (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Low umbilical artery pH (< 7.2 or as defined by trial authors) · women for whom a decision had been made to deliver by caesarean section for suspected fetal distress based on FHR monitoring
Summary of findings for IV hexoprenaline showed no clear difference in umbilical artery pH < 7.2 compared with no tocolytic agent, whilst awaiting emergency delivery (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Abnormal FHR as defined by trial authors (FHR tracing not improved) · women for whom a decision had been made to deliver by caesarean section for suspected fetal distress based on FHR monitoring
Summary of findings for IV hexoprenaline probably leads to lower FHR tracing not improved compared with no tocolytic agent, whilst awaiting emergency delivery (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Perinatal death or severe morbidity · women for whom a decision had been made to deliver by caesarean section for suspected fetal distress based on FHR monitoring
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found