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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%

Admission cardiotocography vs intermittent auscultation

Instrumental vaginal birth · Low risk pregnant women. All of the women were in labour.

Admission cardiotocography showed no clear difference in incidence of operative vaginal birth compared with intermittent auscultation (low‐risk women) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Admission cardiotocography vs intermittent auscultation

Perinatal mortality rate (fetal and neonatal deaths excluding lethal congenital anomalies) · Low risk pregnant women. All of the women were in labour.

Admission cardiotocography showed no clear difference in perinatal mortality rate (fetal and neonatal deaths excluding lethal… compared with intermittent auscultation (low‐risk women) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Admission cardiotocography vs intermittent auscultation

Incidence of continuous electronic fetal monitoring during labour · Low risk pregnant women. All of the women were in labour.

Admission cardiotocography may leads to higher incidence of continuous electronic fetal monitoring during labour compared with intermittent auscultation (low‐risk women) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Admission cardiotocography vs intermittent auscultation

Incidence and severity of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (incidence only reported) · Low risk pregnant women. All of the women were in labour.

It is very uncertain whether admission cardiotocography changes incidence and severity of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy… compared with intermittent auscultation (low‐risk women) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Admission cardiotocography vs intermittent auscultation

Neonatal seizures · Low risk pregnant women. All of the women were in labour.

Admission cardiotocography showed no clear difference in incidence of seizures in the neonatal period compared with intermittent auscultation (low‐risk women) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Continuous glucose monitoring system vs intermittent glucose monitoring

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy · women with pre‐existing diabetes

Continuous glucose monitoring may leads to lower hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (including pre‐eclampsia,… compared with intermittent glucose monitoring (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Continuous glucose monitoring system vs intermittent glucose monitoring

Perinatal mortality · women with pre‐existing diabetes

Continuous glucose monitoring showed no clear difference in perinatal mortality (stillbirth and neonatal mortality) compared with intermittent glucose monitoring (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review