Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

6 questions · 6 findings · 1 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 16.7%Low 4 · 66.7%Moderate 1 · 16.7%High 0 · 0%

Duration of 1st stage of labour · women in labour

1 finding from 1 review

Antispasmodics for labour 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
13 studies · 1995 participants
Low

Duration of second stage (minutes) · women in labour

1 finding from 1 review

Antispasmodics for labour 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
10 studies · 1297 participants
Low

Duration of third stage of labour (min) · women in labour

1 finding from 1 review

Antispasmodics for labour 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 765 participants
Low

Total duration of labour minutes · women in labour

1 finding from 1 review

Antispasmodics for labour 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
7 studies · 797 participants
Very low

Rate of cervical dilatation (cm/h) · women in labour

1 finding from 1 review

Antispasmodics for labour 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
6 studies · 820 participants
Low

Rate of normal vertex deliveries · women in labour

Antispasmodics showed no clear difference in rate of normal vertex deliveries compared with control (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antispasmodics for labour 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.02 [1, 1.05]
16 studies · 2319 participants
Moderate