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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.
3,601 questions in 252 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth
current versionsNo studies 726 · 20.2%Ungraded 421 · 11.7%Very low 828 · 23%Low 993 · 27.6%Moderate 486 · 13.5%High 147 · 4.1%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Tape measurement vs clinical palpation Neonatal detection of large‐for‐gestational age · Pregnant women with singleton fetuses who were of 20 weeks' gestation and above. Symphysial fundal height (SFH) measurement in pregnancy for detecting abnormal fetal growth (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Tape measurement vs clinical palpation Perinatal mortality · Pregnant women with singleton fetuses who were of 20 weeks' gestation and above. Symphysial fundal height (SFH) measurement in pregnancy for detecting abnormal fetal growth (2015) · Cochrane | RR 1.25 [0.38, 4.07] | 1 study · 1639 participants | Low |
Tape measurement vs clinical palpation Intrauterine death · Pregnant women with singleton fetuses who were of 20 weeks' gestation and above. Symphysial fundal height (SFH) measurement in pregnancy for detecting abnormal fetal growth (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Tape measurement vs clinical palpation Caesarean section · Pregnant women with singleton fetuses who were of 20 weeks' gestation and above. Symphysial fundal height (SFH) measurement in pregnancy for detecting abnormal fetal growth (2015) · Cochrane | RR 0.72 [0.31, 1.67] | 1 study · 1639 participants | Very low |
Tape measurement vs clinical palpation Neurodevelopmental outcome in childhood · Pregnant women with singleton fetuses who were of 20 weeks' gestation and above. Symphysial fundal height (SFH) measurement in pregnancy for detecting abnormal fetal growth (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Tape measurement vs clinical palpation Admission to neonatal nursery · Pregnant women with singleton fetuses who were of 20 weeks' gestation and above. Symphysial fundal height (SFH) measurement in pregnancy for detecting abnormal fetal growth (2015) · Cochrane | RR 1.06 [0.7, 1.61] | 1 study · 1639 participants | Low |
Vitamin A alone vs placebo or no treatment Maternal mortality · Pregnant women Vitamin A supplementation during pregnancy for maternal and newborn outcomes (2015) · Cochrane | RR 0.88 [0.65, 1.2] | 4 studies · 154039 participants | High |
Intervention NR Preterm birth · Pregnant women Vitamin A supplementation during pregnancy for maternal and newborn outcomes (2015) · Cochrane | RR 0.39 [0.08, 1.93] | 1 study · 136 participants | Low |
Vitamin A alone vs placebo or no treatment Perinatal mortality · Pregnant women Vitamin A supplementation during pregnancy for maternal and newborn outcomes (2015) · Cochrane | RR 1.01 [0.95, 1.07] | 1 study · 76176 participants | High |
Vitamin A alone vs placebo or no treatment Maternal anaemia · Pregnant women Vitamin A supplementation during pregnancy for maternal and newborn outcomes (2015) · Cochrane | RR 0.64 [0.43, 0.94] | 3 studies · 15649 participants | Moderate |
Vitamin A alone vs placebo or no treatment Maternal clinical infection · Pregnant women Vitamin A supplementation during pregnancy for maternal and newborn outcomes (2015) · Cochrane | RR 0.45 [0.2, 0.99] | 5 studies · 17313 participants | Low |
Vitamin A alone vs placebo or no treatment Preterm birth · Pregnant women Vitamin A supplementation during pregnancy for maternal and newborn outcomes (2015) · Cochrane | RR 0.98 [0.94, 1.01] | 5 studies · 48007 participants | High |
Intervention NR Maternal mortality · Pregnant women Vitamin A supplementation during pregnancy for maternal and newborn outcomes (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Perinatal mortality · Pregnant women Vitamin A supplementation during pregnancy for maternal and newborn outcomes (2015) · Cochrane | RR 0.51 [0.1, 2.69] | 1 study · 179 participants | Low |
Intervention NR Maternal anaemia · Pregnant women Vitamin A supplementation during pregnancy for maternal and newborn outcomes (2015) · Cochrane | RR 0.86 [0.68, 1.09] | 3 studies · 706 participants | Low |
Intervention NR Maternal clinical infection · Pregnant women Vitamin A supplementation during pregnancy for maternal and newborn outcomes (2015) · Cochrane | RR 0.95 [0.8, 1.13] | 2 studies · 597 participants | Low |
Nitrofurantoin and close surveillance vs close surveillance alone Recurrent pyelonephritis · pregnant women with a history of one or more UTI before or during pregnancy Interventions for preventing recurrent urinary tract infection during pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane | RR 0.89 [0.31, 2.53] | 1 study · 167 participants | Very low |
Nitrofurantoin and close surveillance vs close surveillance alone Recurrent UTI (cystitis) · pregnant women with a history of one or more UTI before or during pregnancy Interventions for preventing recurrent urinary tract infection during pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane | RR 0.3 [0.06, 1.38] | 1 study · 167 participants | Very low |
Nitrofurantoin and close surveillance vs close surveillance alone Preterm birth (< 37 weeks) · pregnant women with a history of one or more UTI before or during pregnancy Interventions for preventing recurrent urinary tract infection during pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane | RR 1.18 [0.42, 3.35] | 1 study · 147 participants | Very low |
Nitrofurantoin and close surveillance vs close surveillance alone Birthweight < 2500 (g) · pregnant women with a history of one or more UTI before or during pregnancy Interventions for preventing recurrent urinary tract infection during pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane | RR 2.03 [0.53, 7.8] | 1 study · 147 participants | Very low |
Nitrofurantoin and close surveillance vs close surveillance alone Birthweight (g) · pregnant women with a history of one or more UTI before or during pregnancy Interventions for preventing recurrent urinary tract infection during pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 147 participants | Very low |
Nitrofurantoin and close surveillance vs close surveillance alone Five‐minute Apgar score < seven · pregnant women with a history of one or more UTI before or during pregnancy Interventions for preventing recurrent urinary tract infection during pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane | RR 2.03 [0.19, 21.87] | 1 study · 147 participants | Very low |
Nitrofurantoin and close surveillance vs close surveillance alone Miscarriages · pregnant women with a history of one or more UTI before or during pregnancy Interventions for preventing recurrent urinary tract infection during pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane | RR 3.11 [0.33, 29.29] | 1 study · 167 participants | Very low |
Planned early delivery vs expectant management Perinatal mortality (stillbirth ‐ death of fetus prior to birth; neonatal death ‐ death within the first 28 days of birth; or infant death ‐ death after the first 28 days) · pregnant women with a term suspected compromised baby Planned early delivery versus expectant management of the term suspected compromised baby for improving… (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 459 participants | Moderate |
Planned early delivery vs expectant management Major neonatal morbidity one or more of the following: hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) ‐ grade II or III, necrotising enterocolitis (NEC), need for ongoing ventilation, meconium aspiration syndrome, seizures, need for therapeutic hypothermia · pregnant women with a term suspected compromised baby Planned early delivery versus expectant management of the term suspected compromised baby for improving… (2015) · Cochrane | RR 0.15 [0.01, 2.81] | 1 study · 459 participants | Low |
Planned early delivery vs expectant management Neurodevelopmental disability/impairment CBCL, Ages and Stages Questionnaire · pregnant women with a term suspected compromised baby Planned early delivery versus expectant management of the term suspected compromised baby for improving… (2015) · Cochrane | RR 2.04 [0.62, 6.69] | 1 study · 459 participants | Low |
Planned early delivery vs expectant management Maternal mortality · pregnant women with a term suspected compromised baby Planned early delivery versus expectant management of the term suspected compromised baby for improving… (2015) · Cochrane | RR 3.07 [0.13, 74.87] | 1 study · 459 participants | Low |
Planned early delivery vs expectant management Significant maternal morbidity one or more of the following: significant postpartum haemorrhage requiring blood transfusion; maternal admission to intensive care unit; uterine rupture; hysterectomy · pregnant women with a term suspected compromised baby Planned early delivery versus expectant management of the term suspected compromised baby for improving… (2015) · Cochrane | RR 0.92 [0.38, 2.22] | 1 study · 459 participants | Low |
Planned early delivery vs expectant management Admission to NICU · pregnant women with a term suspected compromised baby Planned early delivery versus expectant management of the term suspected compromised baby for improving… (2015) · Cochrane | RR 0.88 [0.35, 2.23] | 3 studies · 545 participants | Very low |
Planned early delivery vs expectant management Caesarean section · pregnant women with a term suspected compromised baby Planned early delivery versus expectant management of the term suspected compromised baby for improving… (2015) · Cochrane | RR 1.02 [0.65, 1.59] | 3 studies · 546 participants | Low |
Viral influenza vaccine vs control Maternal death · Pregnant women aged 18 to 38 years and an estimated gestation of 20 to 36 weeks. Impact of Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) and viral influenza vaccinations in pregnancy for improving… (2015) · Cochrane | RR 4.96 [0.24, 103.24] | 1 study · 2116 participants | Moderate |
Viral influenza vaccine vs control Infant death (up to 175 days) · Pregnant women aged 18 to 38 years and an estimated gestation of 20 to 36 weeks. Impact of Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) and viral influenza vaccinations in pregnancy for improving… (2015) · Cochrane | RR 0.71 [0.37, 1.37] | 1 study · 2049 participants | Moderate |
Viral influenza vaccine vs control Perinatal death (stillbirth + death in first week of life) · Pregnant women aged 18 to 38 years and an estimated gestation of 20 to 36 weeks. Impact of Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) and viral influenza vaccinations in pregnancy for improving… (2015) · Cochrane | RR 1.32 [0.73, 2.38] | 1 study · 2083 participants | Moderate |
Viral influenza vaccine vs control Any respiratory illness in women · Pregnant women aged 18 to 38 years and an estimated gestation of 20 to 36 weeks. Impact of Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) and viral influenza vaccinations in pregnancy for improving… (2015) · Cochrane | RR 0.97 [0.91, 1.04] | 1 study · 2116 participants | High |
Viral influenza vaccine vs control Any respiratory illness in infants · Pregnant women aged 18 to 38 years and an estimated gestation of 20 to 36 weeks. Impact of Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) and viral influenza vaccinations in pregnancy for improving… (2015) · Cochrane | RR 1.01 [0.95, 1.07] | 1 study · 2049 participants | High |
Viral influenza vaccine vs control Maternal hospitalisation for any infection · Pregnant women aged 18 to 38 years and an estimated gestation of 20 to 36 weeks. Impact of Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) and viral influenza vaccinations in pregnancy for improving… (2015) · Cochrane | RR 2.27 [0.94, 5.49] | 1 study · 2116 participants | Moderate |
Viral influenza vaccine vs control Neonatal hospitalisation due to sepsis within 28 days of birth · Pregnant women aged 18 to 38 years and an estimated gestation of 20 to 36 weeks. Impact of Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) and viral influenza vaccinations in pregnancy for improving… (2015) · Cochrane | RR 1.6 [0.73, 3.5] | 1 study · 2049 participants | Moderate |
Any intermittent iron regimen (with or without other vitamins and minerals) vs daily regimen (with same vitamins and minerals)‐infant outcomes Low birthweight (less than 2500 g) · Women receiving supplements during pregnancy Intermittent oral iron supplementation during pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane | RR 0.82 [0.55, 1.22] | 8 studies · 1898 participants | Low |
Any intermittent iron regimen (with or without other vitamins and minerals) vs daily regimen (with same vitamins and minerals)‐maternal outcomes Side effects (any reported throughout intervention period) · Women receiving supplements in pregnancy Intermittent oral iron supplementation during pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane | RR 0.56 [0.37, 0.84] | 11 studies · 1777 participants | Very low |
Any intermittent iron regimen (with or without other vitamins and minerals) vs daily regimen (with same vitamins and minerals)‐maternal outcomes Severe anaemia at any time during second and third trimester (Hb less than 70 g/L) · Women receiving supplements in pregnancy Intermittent oral iron supplementation during pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 1240 participants | Very low |
Any intermittent iron regimen (with or without other vitamins and minerals) vs daily regimen (with same vitamins and minerals)‐maternal outcomes Maternal clinical malaria or other infection in pregnancy · Women receiving supplements in pregnancy Intermittent oral iron supplementation during pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane | RR 0 [0, 0] | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Any intermittent iron regimen (with or without other vitamins and minerals) vs daily regimen (with same vitamins and minerals)‐infant outcomes Birthweight (g) · Women receiving supplements during pregnancy Intermittent oral iron supplementation during pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane | MD 5.13 | 9 studies · 1939 participants | Low |
Any intermittent iron regimen (with or without other vitamins and minerals) vs daily regimen (with same vitamins and minerals)‐infant outcomes Premature birth (less than 37 weeks of gestation) · Women receiving supplements during pregnancy Intermittent oral iron supplementation during pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane | RR 1.03 [0.76, 1.39] | 5 studies · 1177 participants | Low |
Any intermittent iron regimen (with or without other vitamins and minerals) vs daily regimen (with same vitamins and minerals)‐infant outcomes Neonatal death (within 28 days after delivery) · Women receiving supplements during pregnancy Intermittent oral iron supplementation during pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane | RR 0.49 [0.04, 5.42] | 1 study · 795 participants | Very low |
Any intermittent iron regimen (with or without other vitamins and minerals) vs daily regimen (with same vitamins and minerals)‐infant outcomes Congenital anomalies (including neural tube defects) · Women receiving supplements during pregnancy Intermittent oral iron supplementation during pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Any intermittent iron regimen (with or without other vitamins and minerals) vs daily regimen (with same vitamins and minerals)‐maternal outcomes Maternal anaemia at term (Hb less than 110 g/L at 37 weeks' gestation or more) · Women receiving supplements in pregnancy Intermittent oral iron supplementation during pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane | RR 1.22 [0.84, 1.8] | 4 studies · 676 participants | Very low |
Any intermittent iron regimen (with or without other vitamins and minerals) vs daily regimen (with same vitamins and minerals)‐maternal outcomes Maternal iron deficiency at term (based on any indicator of iron status at 37 weeks' gestation or more) · Women receiving supplements in pregnancy Intermittent oral iron supplementation during pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Any intermittent iron regimen (with or without other vitamins and minerals) vs daily regimen (with same vitamins and minerals)‐maternal outcomes Maternal iron‐deficiency anaemia at term (Hb less than 110 g/L and at least 1 additional laboratory indicators at 37 weeks' gestation or more) · Women receiving supplements in pregnancy Intermittent oral iron supplementation during pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane | RR 0.71 [0.08, 6.63] | 1 study · 156 participants | Very low |
Any intermittent iron regimen (with or without other vitamins and minerals) vs daily regimen (with same vitamins and minerals)‐maternal outcomes Maternal death (death while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy) · Women receiving supplements in pregnancy Intermittent oral iron supplementation during pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane | RR 0 [0, 0] | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Needle aspiration vs incision and drainage Time to resolution of breast abscess (days) · Breastfeeding women with breast abscesses Treatments for breast abscesses in breastfeeding women (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 2 participants | Ungraded |