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71 questions · 71 findings · 36 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

No studies found 13 · 18.3%GRADE not reported 14 · 19.7%Very low 13 · 18.3%Low 20 · 28.2%Moderate 9 · 12.7%High 2 · 2.8%

Intermittent ausculation of fetal heart rate in labour for fetal well‐being ‐ Intensive Pinard vs routine Pinard (outcomes

Apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes · women in established labour and their babies.

It is very uncertain whether intermittent ausculation of fetal heart rate in labour for fetal… changes apgar < 7 at 5 minutes compared with routine Pinard (outcomes (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intermittent ausculation of fetal heart rate in labour for fetal well‐being ‐ Intensive Pinard vs routine Pinard (outcomes

Neonatal seizures · women in established labour and their babies.

It is very uncertain whether intermittent ausculation of fetal heart rate in labour for fetal… changes neonatal seizures compared with routine Pinard (outcomes (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intermittent ausculation of fetal heart rate in labour for fetal well‐being ‐ Intensive Pinard vs routine Pinard (outcomes

Perinatal mortality · women in established labour and their babies.

It is very uncertain whether intermittent ausculation of fetal heart rate in labour for fetal… changes perinatal mortality compared with routine Pinard (outcomes (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intermittent ausculation of fetal heart rate in labour for fetal well‐being ‐ Intensive Pinard vs routine Pinard (outcomes

Caesarean section for fetal distress and/or fetal acidosis · women in established labour and their babies.

Intermittent ausculation of fetal heart rate in labour for fetal… showed no clear difference in caesarean section for fetal distress and/or fetal acidosis compared with routine Pinard (outcomes (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intermittent ausculation of fetal heart rate in labour for fetal well‐being ‐ Intensive Pinard vs routine Pinard (outcomes

Instrumental vaginal birth · women in established labour and their babies.

Intermittent ausculation of fetal heart rate in labour for fetal… showed no clear difference in instrumental vaginal birth compared with routine Pinard (outcomes (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Midwife continuity models vs other models of care

Admission to neonatal special care unit or intensive care unit · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)

Summary of findings table ‐ Midwife continuity models showed no clear difference in admission to special care nursery/neonatal intensive care unit compared with other models of care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Balloon (Foley or ATAD) vs vaginal prostaglandin E2

Admission to neonatal intensive care unit · third trimester induction of labour in women with a viable fetus

Balloon (Foley or ATAD) showed no clear difference in neonatal intensive care unit admission compared with vaginal prostaglandin E2 (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review