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81 questions · 81 findings · 7 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

No studies found 3 · 3.7%GRADE not reported 37 · 45.7%Very low 16 · 19.8%Low 19 · 23.5%Moderate 6 · 7.4%High 0 · 0%

Intermittent ausculation of fetal heart rate in labour for fetal well‐being ‐ Intermittent electronic fetal monitoring (CTG) vs routine Pinard (outcomes

Apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes · women in established labour and their babies.

It is very uncertain whether intermittent ausculation of fetal heart rate in labour for fetal… changes apgar < 7 at 5 minutes compared with routine Pinard (outcomes (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intermittent ausculation of fetal heart rate in labour for fetal well‐being ‐ Intermittent electronic fetal monitoring (CTG) vs routine Pinard (outcomes

Neonatal seizures · women in established labour and their babies.

Intermittent ausculation of fetal heart rate in labour for fetal… may leads to lower neonatal seizures compared with routine Pinard (outcomes (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intermittent ausculation of fetal heart rate in labour for fetal well‐being ‐ Intermittent electronic fetal monitoring (CTG) vs routine Pinard (outcomes

Perinatal mortality · women in established labour and their babies.

It is very uncertain whether intermittent ausculation of fetal heart rate in labour for fetal… changes perinatal mortality compared with routine Pinard (outcomes (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intermittent ausculation of fetal heart rate in labour for fetal well‐being ‐ Intermittent electronic fetal monitoring (CTG) vs routine Pinard (outcomes

Caesarean section for fetal distress and/or fetal acidosis · women in established labour and their babies.

Intermittent ausculation of fetal heart rate in labour for fetal… probably leads to higher caesarean section for fetal distress and/or fetal acidosis compared with routine Pinard (outcomes (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intermittent ausculation of fetal heart rate in labour for fetal well‐being ‐ Intermittent electronic fetal monitoring (CTG) vs routine Pinard (outcomes

Instrumental vaginal birth · women in established labour and their babies.

Intermittent ausculation of fetal heart rate in labour for fetal… showed no clear difference in instrumental vaginal birth compared with routine Pinard (outcomes (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Admission cardiotocography vs intermittent auscultation

Rate of caesarean section · Low risk pregnant women. All of the women were in labour.

Admission cardiotocography showed no clear difference in incidence of caesarean section compared with intermittent auscultation (low‐risk women) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review