Uterine tachysystole combined with abnormal fetal heart rate · pregnant women in latent phase of labour stimulated with oxytocin for with induction of labour. No exclusion criteria were applied in…
Discontinued intravenous (IV) oxytocin stimulation probably leads to lower uterine tachysystole combined with abnormal fetal heart rate compared with continued IV oxytocin stimulation (moderate certainty).
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Chorioamnionitis · pregnant women in latent phase of labour stimulated with oxytocin for with induction of labour. No exclusion criteria were applied in…
It is very uncertain whether discontinued intravenous (IV) oxytocin stimulation changes chorioamnionitis compared with continued IV oxytocin stimulation (very low certainty).
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Use of analgesia and epidural during labour · pregnant women in latent phase of labour stimulated with oxytocin for with induction of labour. No exclusion criteria were applied in…
Discontinued intravenous (IV) oxytocin stimulation may leads to higher use of analgesia and epidural during labour compared with continued IV oxytocin stimulation (low certainty).
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Intrapartum cardiotocography (CTG) abnormalities (suspicious/pathological CTGs) · pregnant women in latent phase of labour stimulated with oxytocin for with induction of labour. No exclusion criteria were applied in…
Discontinued intravenous (IV) oxytocin stimulation probably leads to lower intrapartum cardiotocography (CTG) abnormalities… compared with continued IV oxytocin stimulation (moderate certainty).
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Apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes · pregnant women in latent phase of labour stimulated with oxytocin for with induction of labour. No exclusion criteria were applied in…
Discontinued intravenous (IV) oxytocin stimulation may leads to lower apgar score at five minutes below seven compared with continued IV oxytocin stimulation (low certainty).
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Acidotic cord gasses (arterial umbilical pH < 7.10) · pregnant women in latent phase of labour stimulated with oxytocin for with induction of labour. No exclusion criteria were applied in…
Discontinued intravenous (IV) oxytocin stimulation may leads to higher acidotic cord gasses (arterial umbilical pH < 7.10) compared with continued IV oxytocin stimulation (low certainty).
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Rate of caesarean section · Low risk pregnant women. All of the women were in labour.
Admission cardiotocography showed no clear difference in incidence of caesarean section compared with intermittent auscultation (low‐risk women) (moderate certainty).
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Instrumental vaginal birth · Low risk pregnant women. All of the women were in labour.
Admission cardiotocography showed no clear difference in incidence of operative vaginal birth compared with intermittent auscultation (low‐risk women) (low certainty).
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Perinatal mortality rate (fetal and neonatal deaths excluding lethal congenital anomalies) · Low risk pregnant women. All of the women were in labour.
Admission cardiotocography showed no clear difference in perinatal mortality rate (fetal and neonatal deaths excluding lethal… compared with intermittent auscultation (low‐risk women) (moderate certainty).
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Severe neurodevelopmental disability assessed ≥ 12 months of age · Low risk pregnant women. All of the women were in labour.
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Incidence of continuous electronic fetal monitoring during labour · Low risk pregnant women. All of the women were in labour.
Admission cardiotocography may leads to higher incidence of continuous electronic fetal monitoring during labour compared with intermittent auscultation (low‐risk women) (low certainty).
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Incidence and severity of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (incidence only reported) · Low risk pregnant women. All of the women were in labour.
It is very uncertain whether admission cardiotocography changes incidence and severity of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy… compared with intermittent auscultation (low‐risk women) (very low certainty).
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Neonatal seizures · Low risk pregnant women. All of the women were in labour.
Admission cardiotocography showed no clear difference in incidence of seizures in the neonatal period compared with intermittent auscultation (low‐risk women) (low certainty).
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Perinatal mortality · Pregnant women undergoing fetal assessment during labour
Continuous CTG showed no clear difference in perinatal mortality compared with intermittent auscultation (low certainty).
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Neonatal seizures · Pregnant women undergoing fetal assessment during labour
Continuous CTG probably leads to lower neonatal seizures compared with intermittent auscultation (moderate certainty).
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Cerebral palsy · Pregnant women undergoing fetal assessment during labour
Continuous CTG showed no clear difference in cerebral palsy compared with intermittent auscultation (low certainty).
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Caesarean section · Pregnant women undergoing fetal assessment during labour
Continuous CTG may leads to higher caesarean section compared with intermittent auscultation (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Instrumental vaginal birth · Pregnant women undergoing fetal assessment during labour
Continuous CTG may leads to higher instrumental vaginal birth compared with intermittent auscultation (low certainty).
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Cord blood acidosis · Pregnant women undergoing fetal assessment during labour
It is very uncertain whether continuous CTG changes cord blood acidosis compared with intermittent auscultation (very low certainty).
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Use of pharmacological analgesia · Pregnant women undergoing fetal assessment during labour
Continuous CTG showed no clear difference in any pharmacological analgesia compared with intermittent auscultation (low certainty).
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