Admission to neonatal intensive care unit · women in labour
It is very uncertain whether immersion in water changes admission to neonatal intensive care unit compared with no immersion during second stage of labour (very low certainty).
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Admission to neonatal intensive care unit · women in labour
Immersion in water showed no clear difference in admission to neonatal intensive care unit compared with no immersion during first stage of labour (low certainty).
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Admission to neonatal or intensive care nursery · women in labour
Epidural showed no clear difference in admission to special care baby unit/neonatal intensive care unit (as… compared with opioids (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Admission to neonatal or intensive care nursery · women with mild to moderate hypertension during pregnancy
Any antihypertensive drug showed no clear difference in admission to neonatal or intensive care nursery compared with no antihypertensive drugs/placebo (low certainty).
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Intervention not reported
Maternal admission to intensive care · pregnant women
The intervention showed no clear difference in maternal admission to intensive care (low certainty).
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Serious maternal morbidity or death · women in spontaneous labour at term
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Admission to neonatal intensive care unit · women in the second stage of labour with epidural anaesthesia
It is very uncertain whether upright position changes admission to neonatal intensive care unit compared with recumbent position (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Social support vs less intensive interventions 9 · Pregnant women who smoke
The intervention showed no clear difference in social support vs less intensive interventions 9 (high certainty).
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Admission to neonatal intensive care unit · women in the second stage of labour without epidural anaesthesia
Any upright showed no clear difference in admission to neonatal intensive care unit compared with supine position (low certainty).
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Admission to neonatal intensive care unit · preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (PPROM)
Planned early birth probably leads to higher admission to neonatal intensive care compared with expectant management (moderate certainty).
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Serious maternal morbidity or death · women with prelabour rupture of membranes at term (37 weeks' gestation or later)
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Admission to neonatal intensive care unit · women requiring induction of labour
Intracervical PGE₂ showed no clear difference in neonatal intensive care unit admission compared with placebo (low certainty).
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Admission to neonatal intensive care unit · women requiring induction of labour
Vaginal misoprostol showed no clear difference in neonatal intensive care unit admission compared with placebo (low certainty).
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Admission to neonatal intensive care unit · patients with induction of labour at term
Vaginal PGE₂ showed no clear difference in neonatal intensive care unit admission compared with placebo or expectant management (low certainty).
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Admission to neonatal intensive care unit · women in the second stage of labour with epidural anaesthesia
Delayed pushing showed no clear difference in admission to neonatal intensive care compared with immediate pushing (all women with epidural) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Admission to neonatal intensive care unit · women in the second stage of labour
It is very uncertain whether spontaneous pushing changes admission to neonatal intensive care compared with directed pushing (very low certainty).
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Incidence of severe maternal infectious morbidity · Women who had normal vaginal births
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Admission to neonatal special care unit or intensive care unit · pregnant women at less than 36 weeks' gestation in whom there is clinical suspicion of fetal compromise
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Perinatal death or severe morbidity · pregnant women with confirmed or suspected chorioamnionitis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Admission to neonatal intensive care unit · Pregnant women at low risk of complications
Reduced number of antenatal care visits/goal‐oriented showed no clear difference in neonatal intensive care unit admission compared with standard antenatal care visits (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review