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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

563 questions · 568 findings · 104 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 53 · 9.3%GRADE not reported 26 · 4.6%Very low 85 · 15%Low 214 · 37.7%Moderate 151 · 26.6%High 39 · 6.9%

Calcium supplementation/fortification vs placebo or no intervention

Gestational age (preterm birth < 37 weeks) · healthy pregnant women receiving calcium supplementation vs placebo or no treatment

Calcium supplementation showed no clear difference in preterm birth (a) Birth prior to 37 weeks compared with placebo or no treatment (maternal outcomes) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Calcium supplementation/fortification vs placebo or no intervention

Preterm birth less than 34 weeks' gestation · healthy pregnant women receiving calcium supplementation vs placebo or no treatment

Calcium supplementation showed no clear difference in preterm birth (b) Birth prior to 34 weeks compared with placebo or no treatment (maternal outcomes) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Group antenatal care vs individual antenatal care (adjusted data)

Gestational age (preterm birth < 37 weeks) · pregnant women accessing prenatal care

Group antenatal care showed no clear difference in preterm birth (gestational age at time of birth less than 37 weeks'… compared with individual antenatal care (adjusted data) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nitrofurantoin and close surveillance vs close surveillance alone

Preterm birth · pregnant women with a history of one or more UTI before or during pregnancy

It is very uncertain whether nitrofurantoin and close surveillance changes preterm birth (< 37 weeks) compared with close surveillance alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Utilisation of research (Thailand) (for six obstetric practices: social support during labour, magnesium sulphate for eclampsia, corticosteroids to women with preterm birth, selective episiotomy, antibiotic use at caesarean section and vacuum extr... · Healthcare decision makers, health system managers or policy makers
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Utilisation of research (Mexico) (for six obstetric practices: social support during labour, magnesium sulphate for eclampsia, corticosteroids to women with preterm birth, selective episiotomy, antibiotic use at caesarean section and vacuum extrac... · Healthcare decision makers, health system managers or policy makers
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Preterm birth < 37 weeks Gestational age was based on date of last menstrual period and was obtained at baseline · Pregnant women with HIV infection

The intervention showed no clear difference in preterm birth < 37 weeks Gestational age was based on date of last… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Preterm birth < 37 weeks Gestational age based on the date of last menstrual period · Pregnant women with HIV infection

The intervention showed no clear difference in preterm birth < 37 weeks Gestational age based on the date of last… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review