2nd degree tear · pregnant women expecting a vaginal birth, singleton vertex presentation at term, with no medical complications
Hands off (or poised) showed no clear difference in 2nd degree tear compared with hands on (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
3rd or 4th degree tears · pregnant women expecting a vaginal birth, singleton vertex presentation at term, with no medical complications
It is very uncertain whether hands off (or poised) changes 3rd or 4th degree tears compared with hands on (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Episiotomy · pregnant women expecting a vaginal birth, singleton vertex presentation at term, with no medical complications
Hands off (or poised) may leads to lower episiotomy compared with hands on (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intact perineum · pregnant women expecting a vaginal birth, singleton vertex presentation at term, with no medical complications
Warm compresses showed no clear difference in intact perineum compared with control (hands off or no warm compress) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Perineal trauma requiring suturing · pregnant women expecting a vaginal birth, singleton vertex presentation at term, with no medical complications
It is very uncertain whether warm compresses changes perineal trauma requiring suturing compared with control (hands off or no warm compress) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
1st degree tear · pregnant women expecting a vaginal birth, singleton vertex presentation at term, with no medical complications
It is very uncertain whether warm compresses changes 1st degree tear compared with control (hands off or no warm compress) (very low certainty).
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
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