Length of labour (hours) · healthy pregnant women
1 finding from 1 review
Rate of caesarean section · healthy pregnant women
It is very uncertain whether assessment changes rate of caesarean section compared with direct admission (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Instrumental vaginal birth · healthy pregnant women
It is very uncertain whether assessment changes rate of instrumental vaginal birth compared with direct admission (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious maternal morbidity · healthy pregnant women
1 finding from 1 review
Use of epidural or any regional anaesthesia · healthy pregnant women
Assessment may leads to lower use of epidural or any regional anaesthesia compared with direct admission (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Neonatal admission to special care · healthy pregnant women
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes · healthy pregnant women
It is very uncertain whether assessment changes apgar score < 7 at 5 minutes compared with direct admission (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Surgical assessment/satisfaction score = 1 or 2 (Technically successful procedure as defined by trial authors) · health problem or population
Summary of findings table ‐ Remifentanil may leads to higher surgical assessment/satisfaction score = 1 or 2 (Technically… compared with diazepam (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal OAA score (observer assessment of alertness/sedation) < 4 (Maternal sedation measured using sedation scores as defined by authors) · health problem or population
Summary of findings table ‐ Remifentanil may leads to lower maternal OAA score (observer assessment of alertness/sedation) < 4… compared with diazepam (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal death · women giving birth by elective or emergency caesarean (elective only (1 trial), emergency or elective (4 trials))
1 finding from 1 review
Symptomatic thromboembolic events ( · women giving birth by elective or emergency caesarean (elective only (1 trial), emergency or elective (4 trials))
It is very uncertain whether peripartum/postnatal prophylaxis (caesarean): heparin (LMWH or UFH) changes symptomatic thromboembolic events (timing of assessment unclear,… compared with no treatment/placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Symptomatic PE · women giving birth by elective or emergency caesarean (elective only (1 trial), emergency or elective (4 trials))
It is very uncertain whether peripartum/postnatal prophylaxis (caesarean): heparin (LMWH or UFH) changes symptomatic PE (timing of assessment unclear, within 6 weeks… compared with no treatment/placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Symptomatic DVT · women giving birth by elective or emergency caesarean (elective only (1 trial), emergency or elective (4 trials))
1 finding from 1 review
Symptomatic thromboembolic events ( · women giving birth by elective or emergency caesarean (elective or emergency (1 trial), elective cesarean only (1 trial),…
It is very uncertain whether peripartum/postnatal prophylaxis (caesarean): LMWH changes symptomatic thromboembolic events (timing of assessment unclear,… compared with UFH (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Symptomatic PE · women giving birth by elective or emergency caesarean (elective or emergency (1 trial), elective cesarean only (1 trial),…
1 finding from 1 review
Symptomatic DVT · women giving birth by elective or emergency caesarean (elective or emergency (1 trial), elective cesarean only (1 trial),…
It is very uncertain whether peripartum/postnatal prophylaxis (caesarean): LMWH changes symptomatic DVT (timing of assessment unclear, within 6 weeks… compared with UFH (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Postnatal depression · mothers and infants receiving home visits in the early postpartum period
1 finding from 1 review
Exclusive breastfeeding at 4‐6 weeks · mothers and infants receiving home visits in the early postpartum period
Schedules involving more may leads to higher exclusive breastfeeding (last assessment up to 6 weeks) compared with fewer home visits (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Maternal satisfaction with analgesia in labour measured during the postnatal period (Global assessment of pain relief at 24 hours)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Maternal mortality Clinical assessment · women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia
Intravenous iron showed no clear difference in maternal mortality Clinical assessment compared with oral iron (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review