Satisfaction with childbirth experience ‐ not reported · women in labour
Massage may leads to higher satisfaction with childbirth experience compared with usual care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Instrumental vaginal birth · women in labour
It is very uncertain whether massage changes assisted vaginal birth compared with usual care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section · women in labour
It is very uncertain whether massage changes caesarean section compared with usual care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Use of pharmacological analgesia · women in labour
It is very uncertain whether massage changes use of pharmacological pain relief compared with usual care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Length of labour (hours) · women in labour
1 finding from 1 review
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · women in labour
1 finding from 1 review
Satisfaction with pain relief · women in labour
It is very uncertain whether relaxation changes satisfaction with pain relief (higher proportion high satisfaction) compared with usual care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Sense of control in labour ‐ not reported · women in labour
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Satisfaction with childbirth experience (higher scores indicate more satisfaction) · women in labour
1 finding from 1 review
Breastfeeding · women in labour
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Instrumental vaginal birth · women in labour
It is very uncertain whether relaxation changes assisted vaginal birth compared with usual care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section · women in labour
It is very uncertain whether relaxation changes caesarean section compared with usual care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Aerobic exercise tolerance (all cancers: 8 to 12 weeks of
3 findings from 1 review
no estimate extracted
10 studies · 604 participants
Low
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 201 participants
Low
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 357 participants
Very low
Aerobic exercise tolerance (all cancers: 6 months)
1 finding from 1 review
Aerobic exercise tolerance (breast cancer: 8‐12 weeks of
1 finding from 1 review
Aerobic exercise tolerance (all cancers: home‐based exercise: 8 to 12 weeks of
1 finding from 1 review
Aerobic exercise tolerance (all cancers:supervised exercise: 8 to 12 weeks of
1 finding from 1 review
Peripheral muscle force · COPD
1 finding from 1 review
Peripheral muscle endurance/fatigability · COPD
1 finding from 1 review
Thigh muscle size · COPD
1 finding from 1 review