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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

71 questions · 71 findings · 36 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

No studies found 13 · 18.3%GRADE not reported 14 · 19.7%Very low 13 · 18.3%Low 20 · 28.2%Moderate 9 · 12.7%High 2 · 2.8%

All routine Doppler ultrasound vs no Doppler ultrasound

Admission to neonatal special care unit or intensive care unit · Pregnant women in unselected or low‐risk populations.

All routine Doppler ultrasound showed no clear difference in neonatal admission to special care baby unit/neonatal intensive care… compared with no Doppler ultrasound (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Group antenatal care vs individual antenatal care (adjusted data)

Neonatal admission to NICU · pregnant women accessing prenatal care

Group antenatal care showed no clear difference in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission (admission of baby to… compared with individual antenatal care (adjusted data) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Traditional antenatal CTG vs no antenatal CTG (women at increased risk of complication)

Admission to neonatal special care unit or intensive care unit · Pregnant women with/without complications

Traditional antenatal CTG showed no clear difference in admission to neonatal special care unit or intensive care unit compared with no antenatal CTG (women at increased risk of complication) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Planned early birth vs expectant management

Significant maternal morbidity one or more of the following: significant postpartum haemorrhage requiring blood transfusion; maternal admission to intensive care unit; uterine rupture; hysterectomy · pregnant women with a term suspected compromised baby

Planned early delivery showed no clear difference in significant maternal morbidity one or more of the following:… compared with expectant management (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs placebo

Mortality and morbidity prior to discharge (Neonatal intensive care admissions) · Women with meconium‐stained amniotic fluid in labour, gestational age more than 24 weeks

Antibiotic showed no clear difference in mortality and morbidity prior to discharge (Neonatal intensive care… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Monitoring of contractions with internal tocodynamometry vs external tocodynamometry

Admission to neonatal intensive care unit

Monitoring of contractions with internal tocodynamometry showed no clear difference in admission to neonatal intensive care compared with external tocodynamometry (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

AFI vs SDVP: summary of findings table

Admission to neonatal intensive care unit · pregnant women to prevent adverse pregnancy outcome

AFI showed no clear difference in admission to neonatal intensive care unit compared with SDVP: summary of findings table (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review