Oxytocin augmentation · induction of labour.
It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol 20 µg hourly titrated changes oxytocin augmentation compared with oral misoprostol 25 µg two‐hourly static (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Uterine hyperstimulation without fetal heart rate changes · induction of labour.
It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol 20 µg hourly titrated changes uterine hyperstimulation without FHR changes compared with oral misoprostol 25 µg two‐hourly static (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes · induction of labour.
It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol 20 µg hourly titrated changes apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes compared with oral misoprostol 25 µg two‐hourly static (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Admission to neonatal intensive care unit · induction of labour.
It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol 20 µg hourly titrated changes admission to NICU compared with oral misoprostol 25 µg two‐hourly static (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Failure to achieve complete abortion · women undergoing first trimester abortion
Sublingual misoprostol showed no clear difference in failure to achieve complete abortion compared with vaginal misoprostol (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Nausea · women undergoing first trimester abortion
Sublingual misoprostol showed no clear difference in nausea compared with vaginal misoprostol (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Women's dissatisfaction with the procedure · women undergoing first trimester abortion
Sublingual misoprostol showed no clear difference in women's dissatisfaction with the procedure compared with vaginal misoprostol (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Blood transfusion · women undergoing first trimester abortion
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Failure to achieve complete abortion · first trimester abortion
Sublingual misoprostol alone showed no clear difference in failure to achieve complete abortion compared with vaginal misoprostol alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Nausea · first trimester abortion
Sublingual misoprostol alone showed no clear difference in nausea compared with vaginal misoprostol alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Women's dissatisfaction with the procedure · first trimester abortion
Sublingual misoprostol alone may leads to lower women's dissatisfaction with the procedure compared with vaginal misoprostol alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Blood transfusion · first trimester abortion
It is very uncertain whether sublingual misoprostol alone changes blood transfusion compared with vaginal misoprostol alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Failure to achieve complete abortion · women undergoing first trimester abortion
Misoprostol 800 µg plus mifepristone 200 mg probably leads to lower failure to achieve complete abortion compared with misoprostol 400 µg plus mifepristone 200 mg (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Nausea · women undergoing first trimester abortion
Misoprostol 800 µg plus mifepristone 200 mg showed no clear difference in nausea compared with misoprostol 400 µg plus mifepristone 200 mg (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Women's dissatisfaction with the procedure · women undergoing first trimester abortion
Misoprostol 800 µg plus mifepristone 200 mg probably leads to lower women's dissatisfaction with the procedure compared with misoprostol 400 µg plus mifepristone 200 mg (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Blood transfusion · women undergoing first trimester abortion
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
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