Apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes · pregnant women in latent phase of labour stimulated with oxytocin for with induction of labour. No exclusion criteria were applied in…
Discontinued intravenous (IV) oxytocin stimulation may leads to lower apgar score at five minutes below seven compared with continued IV oxytocin stimulation (low certainty).
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Birthweight < 2500 (g) · Pregnant women who smoke
Outcomes for all interventions for smoking cessation in pregnancy leads to lower low birthweight (under 2500 g) compared with control: subgrouped by main intervention strategy (comparison 20) (high certainty).
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Rate of caesarean section · Low risk pregnant women. All of the women were in labour.
Admission cardiotocography showed no clear difference in incidence of caesarean section compared with intermittent auscultation (low‐risk women) (moderate certainty).
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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).
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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
Severe neurodevelopmental disability assessed ≥ 12 months of age · Low risk pregnant women. All of the women were in labour.
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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).
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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).
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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).
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Low arterial cord blood pH (< 7.10) · women with singleton pregnancy in vertex position in second stage of labour
Fundal pressure by inflatable belt showed no clear difference in low arterial cord pH compared with no fundal pressure (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Low arterial cord blood pH (< 7.10) · women with singleton pregnancy in vertex position in second stage of labour
It is very uncertain whether manual fundal pressure changes low arterial cord pH compared with no fundal pressure (very low certainty).
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Low birthweight · women during the preconception, pregnancy and postpartum period
Any supplement containing iodine showed no clear difference in low birthweight compared with same supplement without iodine or no treatment/placebo (child… (low certainty).
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Intervention not reported
Low birthweight (less than 2500 g) ‐ assuming independence between twins/triplets · women with multiple pregnancy
The intervention showed no clear difference in low birthweight (less than 2500 g) ‐ assuming independence between… (low certainty).
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Intervention not reported
Low birthweight (less than 2500 g) ‐ assuming independence between twins/triplets · women with multiple pregnancy
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
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no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Intervention not reported
Blood glucose mg/dL at 75 to 180 minutes post birth Thresholds for low glucose vary from 40 mg to 50 mg/dL · mothers and their healthy newborn infants
1 finding from 1 review
Low Apgar score · pregnant women with confirmed or suspected chorioamnionitis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Perinatal/neonatal death or severe neonatal morbidity ‐ Low national perinatal mortality rate · women with term breech delivery
The intervention probably leads to lower perinatal/neonatal death or severe neonatal morbidity ‐ Low national… (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Low birthweight · pregnant women, either during the prenatal period or during labour.
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no estimate extracted
0 participants
GRADE not reported
Low birthweight ‐ Same antimicrobial agent only · patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy
Single‐dose antibiotic leads to higher low birthweight ‐ Same antimicrobial agent only compared with short‐course (four‐ to seven‐day) antibiotic (high certainty).
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Low birthweight · pregnant women
(Infant outcomes) Any supplements containing iron showed no clear difference in low birthweight (less than 2500 g) (ALL) compared with same supplements without iron or no treatment/placebo (no iron or… (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review