Maternal death · women in the third stage of labour
1 finding from 1 review
Blood transfusion · women in the third stage of labour
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal transfer or referral to a health facility · women in the third stage of labour
It is very uncertain whether advance misoprostol distribution/provision to pregnant women for… changes maternal transfer or referral to a health facility compared with usual (or standard) care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Need of misoprostol for cervical ripening · women with singleton cephalic fetuses undergoing assessment for pre‐induction cervical ripening.
Bishop score probably leads to lower need of misoprostol for cervical ripening compared with transvaginal ultrasound (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section · third trimester induction of labour in women with a viable fetus
Balloon (Foley or ATAD) may leads to higher caesarean section compared with low‐dose vaginal misoprostol (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious neonatal morbidity or perinatal death · third trimester induction of labour in women with a viable fetus
It is very uncertain whether balloon (Foley or ATAD) changes serious neonatal morbidity or perinatal death compared with low‐dose vaginal misoprostol (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious maternal morbidity or death · third trimester induction of labour in women with a viable fetus
1 finding from 1 review
Apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes · third trimester induction of labour in women with a viable fetus
Balloon (Foley or ATAD) showed no clear difference in apgar score < 7 at 5 minutes compared with low‐dose vaginal misoprostol (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Admission to neonatal intensive care unit · third trimester induction of labour in women with a viable fetus
Balloon (Foley or ATAD) showed no clear difference in neonatal intensive care unit admission compared with low‐dose vaginal misoprostol (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Vaginal delivery not achieved within 24 hours · third trimester induction of labour in women with a viable fetus
Balloon (Foley or ATAD) probably leads to higher vaginal delivery not achieved within 24 hours compared with low‐dose oral misoprostol (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Uterine hyperstimulation with fetal heart rate changes · third trimester induction of labour in women with a viable fetus
Balloon (Foley or ATAD) showed no clear difference in uterine hyperstimulation with FHR changes compared with low‐dose oral misoprostol (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section · third trimester induction of labour in women with a viable fetus
Balloon (Foley or ATAD) probably leads to higher caesarean section compared with low‐dose oral misoprostol (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious neonatal morbidity or perinatal death · third trimester induction of labour in women with a viable fetus
Balloon (Foley or ATAD) showed no clear difference in serious neonatal morbidity or perinatal death compared with low‐dose oral misoprostol (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious maternal morbidity or death · third trimester induction of labour in women with a viable fetus
It is very uncertain whether balloon (Foley or ATAD) changes serious maternal morbidity or death compared with low‐dose oral misoprostol (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes · third trimester induction of labour in women with a viable fetus
Balloon (Foley or ATAD) showed no clear difference in apgar score < 7 after 5 minutes compared with low‐dose oral misoprostol (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Admission to neonatal intensive care unit · third trimester induction of labour in women with a viable fetus
Balloon (Foley or ATAD) showed no clear difference in neonatal intensive care unit admission compared with low‐dose oral misoprostol (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Vaginal delivery not achieved within 24 hours · third trimester induction of labour in women with a viable fetus
Balloon (Foley or ATAD) showed no clear difference in vaginal delivery not achieved in 24 hours compared with low‐dose vaginal misoprostol (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Uterine hyperstimulation with fetal heart rate changes · third trimester induction of labour in women with a viable fetus
Balloon (Foley or ATAD) probably leads to lower uterine hyperstimulation with FHR changes compared with low‐dose vaginal misoprostol (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Spontaneous onset of labour ‐ not reported · pregnant women carrying a live fetus at or near term (≥ 36 weeks' gestation).
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Induction of labour ‐ not reported · pregnant women carrying a live fetus at or near term (≥ 36 weeks' gestation).
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found