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3,535 questions · 3,601 findings · 252 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

No studies found 726 · 20.2%GRADE not reported 421 · 11.7%Very low 828 · 23%Low 993 · 27.6%Moderate 486 · 13.5%High 147 · 4.1%

Intervention not reported

Adverse perinatal outcome (composite outcome including stillbirth, neonatal death, and major neonatal morbidity) · women with a previous stillbirth of > 20 weeks' gestation who are pregnant or considering a subsequent pregnancy

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes adverse perinatal outcome (composite outcome including stillbirth,… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Adverse maternal psychological effects (anxiety, depression or complicated grief) ‐ not measured · women with a previous stillbirth of > 20 weeks' gestation who are pregnant or considering a subsequent pregnancy

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Perinatal mortality · women with a previous stillbirth of > 20 weeks' gestation who are pregnant or considering a subsequent pregnancy

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes perinatal mortality (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Any preterm birth (birth < 37 weeks) · women with a previous stillbirth of > 20 weeks' gestation who are pregnant or considering a subsequent pregnancy

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes any preterm birth (birth < 37 weeks) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Adverse perinatal outcome (composite outcome including stillbirth, neonatal death, and major neonatal morbidity) · women with a previous stillbirth of ≥ 20 weeks' gestation who are pregnant or considering a subsequent pregnancy

The intervention showed no clear difference in adverse perinatal outcome (composite outcome including stillbirth,… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Adverse maternal psychological effects (anxiety, depression or complicated grief) · women with a previous stillbirth of ≥ 20 weeks' gestation who are pregnant or considering a subsequent pregnancy

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes adverse maternal psychological effects (anxiety, depression or… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Any preterm birth (birth < 37 weeks) · women with a previous stillbirth of ≥ 20 weeks' gestation who are pregnant or considering a subsequent pregnancy

The intervention showed no clear difference in any preterm birth (birth < 37 weeks) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Discontinued intravenous (IV) oxytocin stimulation vs continued IV oxytocin stimulation

Caesarean section · 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 caesarean delivery compared with continued IV oxytocin stimulation (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Discontinued intravenous (IV) oxytocin stimulation vs continued IV oxytocin stimulation

Caesarean delivery after active phase has begun, using "reached active phase" as the denominator · 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 showed no clear difference in caesarean delivery after active phase has begun, using "reached… compared with continued IV oxytocin stimulation (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Discontinued intravenous (IV) oxytocin stimulation vs continued IV oxytocin stimulation

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).

1 finding from 1 review

Discontinued intravenous (IV) oxytocin stimulation vs continued IV oxytocin stimulation

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).

1 finding from 1 review

Discontinued intravenous (IV) oxytocin stimulation vs continued IV oxytocin stimulation

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).

1 finding from 1 review

Discontinued intravenous (IV) oxytocin stimulation vs continued IV oxytocin stimulation

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).

1 finding from 1 review

Discontinued intravenous (IV) oxytocin stimulation vs continued IV oxytocin stimulation

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).

1 finding from 1 review