Elevation of blood pressure · women in the third stage of labour
Ergot alkaloids (any route of administration) may leads to higher elevation of blood pressure compared with no uterotonic agents (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Pain after birth requiring analgesia (not prespecified) · women in the third stage of labour
Ergot alkaloids (any route of administration) probably leads to higher pain after birth requiring analgesia (not prespecified) compared with no uterotonic agents (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mean blood loss (mL) visual estimation · women in the third stage of labour
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal blood loss of 500 mL or greater · women in the third stage of labour
Intravenous/intramuscular ergot alkaloids may leads to lower estimated or measured blood loss of at least 500 mL visual estimation compared with no uterotonic agents (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section · women in spontaneous labour at term
It is very uncertain whether partograph changes caesarean section (overall) compared with no partograph (studies carried out (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Oxytocin augmentation · women in spontaneous labour at term
Partograph showed no clear difference in oxytocin augmentation compared with no partograph (studies carried out (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of 1st stage of labour · women in spontaneous labour at term
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal experience of childbirth (as defined by trial authors) · women in spontaneous labour at term
1 finding from 1 review
Apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes · women in spontaneous labour at term
It is very uncertain whether partograph changes apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes compared with no partograph (studies carried out (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious maternal morbidity or death · women in spontaneous labour at term
1 finding from 1 review
Stillbirth or neonatal death or neonatal morbidity, excluding fatal malformations (e.g. seizures, birth asphyxia, neonatal encephalopathy) · women in spontaneous labour at term
1 finding from 1 review
Miscarriage · women with threatened miscarriage
Progesterone probably leads to lower miscarriage compared with placebo or no treatment (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Preterm birth · women with threatened miscarriage
Progesterone showed no clear difference in preterm birth compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Congential abnormalities · women with threatened miscarriage
It is very uncertain whether progesterone changes congential abnormalities compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal satisfaction with analgesia measured during labour (number of women satisfied or very satisfied after 30 minutes) · women in labour
It is very uncertain whether IM pethidine changes maternal satisfaction with analgesia measured during labour (number… compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Epidural
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Intervention not reported
Maternal pain score measured during labour
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Intervention not reported
Maternal satisfaction with analgesia (Analgesic effect described as satisfactory (not clear when measured))
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Intervention not reported
Maternal pain score or pain measured in labour (Maternal pain relief poor or none (3‐5 PN))
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Intervention not reported
Maternal pain score or pain measured in labour (Pain intensity 4 or 5 on 5‐point scale (1 hour))
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low