Intervention not reported
The intervention leads to lower preterm birth < 37 weeks (high certainty).
- RR 0.89 [0.81, 0.97]26 studies · 10304 participantsHigh
The intervention leads to lower preterm birth < 37 weeks (high certainty).
The intervention leads to lower early preterm birth < 34 weeks (high certainty).
Progesterone showed no clear difference in preterm birth compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).
Outcomes for all interventions for smoking cessation in pregnancy showed no clear difference in preterm birth (under 37 weeks) compared with control: subgrouped by main intervention strategy (comparison 20) (high certainty).
Any supplement containing iodine showed no clear difference in preterm birth compared with same supplement without iodine or no treatment/placebo (maternal… (low certainty).
The intervention showed no clear difference in very preterm birth (less than 34 weeks) ‐ assuming complete… (low certainty).
The intervention showed no clear difference in very preterm birth (less than 34 weeks) ‐ assuming complete… (low certainty).
Acupuncture showed no clear difference in preterm birth less than 37 weeks compared with placebo (low certainty).
Corticosteroids showed no clear difference in preterm birth compared with promethazine (low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether corticosteroids changes preterm birth compared with placebo (very low certainty).
Balanced protein and energy supplementation showed no clear difference in preterm birth compared with control or no intervention (moderate certainty).
The intervention showed no clear difference in preterm birth (low certainty).
Nutritional education may leads to lower preterm birth compared with no counselling or education during pregnancy (low certainty).
External cephalic version (ECV) commenced before term leads to higher preterm birth < 37 weeks compared with ECV at term (high certainty).
Reduced number of antenatal care visits/goal‐oriented showed no clear difference in preterm birth compared with standard antenatal care visits (moderate certainty).
All routine Doppler ultrasound showed no clear difference in preterm birth (before 37 weeks) compared with no Doppler ultrasound (high certainty).
Any vitamin E supplementation showed no clear difference in preterm birth (less than 37 weeks' gestation) compared with placebo, no placebo or other supplements (high certainty).
The intervention showed no clear difference in preterm birth (< 37 weeks' gestation) (high certainty).