Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

144 questions · 146 findings · 34 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

No studies found 17 · 11.6%GRADE not reported 23 · 15.8%Very low 58 · 39.7%Low 35 · 24%Moderate 11 · 7.5%High 2 · 1.4%

Postpartum maternal febrile morbidity · Women in labour

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes postpartum maternal febrile morbidity (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Routine perineal shaving on admission in labour 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.16 [0.74, 1.8]
3 studies · 997 participants
Very low

Neonatal infection · Women in labour

1 finding from 1 review

Routine perineal shaving on admission in labour 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 458 participants
GRADE not reported

Wound infection · Women in labour

The intervention showed no clear difference in wound infection (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Routine perineal shaving on admission in labour 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.47 [0.8, 2.7]
1 study · 458 participants
Low

Maternal satisfaction Scale from 1 to 5 · Women in labour

The intervention showed no clear difference in maternal satisfaction Scale from 1 to 5 (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Routine perineal shaving on admission in labour 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 0
1 study · 458 participants
Low