Perinatal mortality · women in established labour and their babies.
It is very uncertain whether intermittent ausculation of fetal heart rate in labour for fetal… changes perinatal mortality compared with routine Pinard (outcomes (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Death or serious morbidity composite · women in established labour and their babies.
1 finding from 1 review
Cerebral palsy · women in established labour and their babies.
1 finding from 1 review
Neurosensory disability · women in established labour and their babies.
1 finding from 1 review
Instrumental vaginal birth · women in established labour and their babies.
Intermittent ausculation of fetal heart rate in labour for fetal… showed no clear difference in instrumental vaginal birth compared with routine Pinard (outcomes (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Death (fetal, neonatal, or later (up to 2 years' corrected age))** · women at risk of preterm birth (< 34 weeks' gestation)
Magnesium sulphate showed no clear difference in death (fetal, neonatal, or later (up to 2 years' corrected age))** compared with placebo (outcomes (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Death (fetal, neonatal, or later (up to school age))** · women at risk of preterm birth (< 34 weeks' gestation)
Magnesium sulphate showed no clear difference in death (fetal, neonatal, or later (up to school age))** compared with placebo (outcomes (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Fetal immobilisation score at 40 minutes (Degree of fetal immobilisation as defined by trial authors) · health problem or population
1 finding from 1 review
Fetal movements ‐ gross body and limb (Degree of fetal immobilisation as defined by trial authors) · health problem or population
1 finding from 1 review
Perinatal mortality · infants born of women at risk of preterm birth
Neonatal and child outcomes: corticosteroids leads to lower perinatal death (composite of fetal death (in utero death) and… compared with placebo or no treatment (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.85 [0.77, 0.93]
Studies not reported
High
Fetal or neonatal mortality · women with non‐reassuring FHR tracing during labour or induction of labour
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Successful intrauterine fetal resuscitation · women with non‐reassuring FHR tracing during labour or induction of labour
Summary of findings for IV terbutaline showed no clear difference in successful intrauterine fetal resuscitation compared with IV nitroglycerin (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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
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
Extended perinatal mortality · pregnant women at less than 36 weeks' gestation in whom there is clinical suspicion of fetal compromise
Immediate showed no clear difference in extended perinatal mortality compared with deferred delivery of the preterm baby with suspected fetal compromise (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious neonatal morbidity · pregnant women at less than 36 weeks' gestation in whom there is clinical suspicion of fetal compromise
1 finding from 1 review
Death or disability at or after 2 years · pregnant women at less than 36 weeks' gestation in whom there is clinical suspicion of fetal compromise
Immediate showed no clear difference in death or disability at or after 2 years compared with deferred delivery of the preterm baby with suspected fetal compromise (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section · pregnant women at less than 36 weeks' gestation in whom there is clinical suspicion of fetal compromise
Immediate leads to higher caesarean section compared with deferred delivery of the preterm baby with suspected fetal compromise (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Admission to neonatal special care unit or intensive care unit · pregnant women at less than 36 weeks' gestation in whom there is clinical suspicion of fetal compromise
1 finding from 1 review
Respiratory distress syndrome · pregnant women at less than 36 weeks' gestation in whom there is clinical suspicion of fetal compromise
1 finding from 1 review