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4 questions · 4 findings · 3 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

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Planned early birth vs expectant management

Significant maternal morbidity one or more of the following: significant postpartum haemorrhage requiring blood transfusion; maternal admission to intensive care unit; uterine rupture; hysterectomy · pregnant women with a term suspected compromised baby

Planned early delivery showed no clear difference in significant maternal morbidity one or more of the following:… compared with expectant management (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Planned early delivery versus expectant management of the term suspected compromised baby for improving outcomes 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.92 [0.38, 2.22]
1 study · 459 participants
Low

Antibiotics vs placebo

Mortality and morbidity prior to discharge (Neonatal intensive care admissions) · Women with meconium‐stained amniotic fluid in labour, gestational age more than 24 weeks

Antibiotic showed no clear difference in mortality and morbidity prior to discharge (Neonatal intensive care… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics for meconium‐stained amniotic fluid in labour for preventing maternal and neonatal infections 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.83 [0.39, 1.78]
1 study · 120 participants
Low

Antibiotics vs placebo

Duration of admission to neonatal intensive care unit · Women with meconium‐stained amniotic fluid in labour, gestational age more than 24 weeks

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics for meconium‐stained amniotic fluid in labour for preventing maternal and neonatal infections 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Planned early birth vs expectant management

Serious maternal morbidity or death · women with prelabour rupture of membranes at term (37 weeks' gestation or later)

1 finding from 1 review

Planned early birth versus expectant management (waiting) for prelabour rupture of membranes at term (37 weeks or more) 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 425 participants
Very low