Low birthweight · Women receiving supplements in pregnancy
Any intermittent iron regimen (with or without other vitamins and… showed no clear difference in low birthweight (less than 2500 g) compared with daily regimen (with same vitamins and minerals)‐infant outcomes (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Participants with at least some Side Effects · Women receiving supplements in pregnancy
It is very uncertain whether any intermittent iron regimen (with or without other vitamins and… changes side effects (any reported throughout intervention period) compared with daily regimen (with same vitamins and minerals)‐maternal outcomes (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Severe anaemia at any time during second and third trimester (Hb less than 70 g/L) · Women receiving supplements in pregnancy
1 finding from 1 review
Birthweight (g) · Women receiving supplements in pregnancy
Any intermittent iron regimen (with or without other vitamins and… showed no clear difference in birthweight (g) compared with daily regimen (with same vitamins and minerals)‐infant outcomes (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Neonatal mortality · Women receiving supplements in pregnancy
It is very uncertain whether any intermittent iron regimen (with or without other vitamins and… changes neonatal death (within 28 days after delivery) compared with daily regimen (with same vitamins and minerals)‐infant outcomes (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Congenital anomalies (including neural tube defects) · Women receiving supplements in pregnancy
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal anaemia at term (Hb less than 110 g/L at 37 weeks' gestation or more) (ALL) · Women receiving supplements in pregnancy
It is very uncertain whether any intermittent iron regimen (with or without other vitamins and… changes maternal anaemia at term (Hb less than 110 g/L at 37 weeks'… compared with daily regimen (with same vitamins and minerals)‐maternal outcomes (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Iron deficiency at term (as defined by trialists, based on any indicator of iron status at 37 wk gestation or more) · Women receiving supplements in pregnancy
1 finding from 1 review
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
It is very uncertain whether any intermittent iron regimen (with or without other vitamins and… changes maternal iron‐deficiency anaemia at term (Hb less than 110 g/L and… compared with daily regimen (with same vitamins and minerals)‐maternal outcomes (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Vaginal birth · women with singleton cephalic fetuses undergoing assessment for pre‐induction cervical ripening.
Bishop score showed no clear difference in vaginal birth compared with transvaginal ultrasound (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section · women with singleton cephalic fetuses undergoing assessment for pre‐induction cervical ripening.
Bishop score showed no clear difference in caesarean delivery compared with transvaginal ultrasound (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Neonatal admission to NICU · women with singleton cephalic fetuses undergoing assessment for pre‐induction cervical ripening.
Bishop score showed no clear difference in neonatal admission to NICU compared with transvaginal ultrasound (moderate 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
Meconium staining of amniotic fluid · women with singleton cephalic fetuses undergoing assessment for pre‐induction cervical ripening.
Bishop score showed no clear difference in meconium staining of amniotic fluid compared with transvaginal ultrasound (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes · women with singleton cephalic fetuses undergoing assessment for pre‐induction cervical ripening.
Bishop score showed no clear difference in apgar score at 5 minutes less than 7 compared with transvaginal ultrasound (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Fetal heart rate abnormality in labour · women with singleton cephalic fetuses undergoing assessment for pre‐induction cervical ripening.
Bishop score showed no clear difference in fetal heart rate abnormality in labour compared with transvaginal ultrasound; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal anaemia at term or near term (haemoglobin (Hb) less than 110 g/L at 34 weeks' gestation or more) · women during pregnancy
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 participants
GRADE not reported
Adverse effects (any)* · women during pregnancy
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 participants
GRADE not reported
Low birthweight · women during pregnancy
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 participants
GRADE not reported
Maternal iron deficiency at term or near term (as defined by authors of the trials, based on any indicator of iron status at 34 weeks' gestation or more) · women during pregnancy
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 participants
GRADE not reported