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260 questions · 265 findings · 20 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

No studies found 57 · 21.5%GRADE not reported 29 · 10.9%Very low 77 · 29.1%Low 85 · 32.1%Moderate 16 · 6%High 1 · 0.4%

Oral misoprostol one‐ to two‐hourly vs oral misoprostol four‐ to six‐hourly

Vaginal birth within 24 hours · women in the third trimester for induction of labour with intact membranes

It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol one‐ to two‐hourly changes vaginal birth within 24 hours compared with oral misoprostol four‐ to six‐hourly (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral misoprostol one‐ to two‐hourly vs oral misoprostol four‐ to six‐hourly

Caesarean section · women in the third trimester for induction of labour with intact membranes

It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol one‐ to two‐hourly changes caesarean section compared with oral misoprostol four‐ to six‐hourly (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral misoprostol one‐ to two‐hourly vs oral misoprostol four‐ to six‐hourly

Oxytocin augmentation · women in the third trimester for induction of labour with intact membranes

It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol one‐ to two‐hourly changes oxytocin augmentation compared with oral misoprostol four‐ to six‐hourly (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral misoprostol one‐ to two‐hourly vs oral misoprostol four‐ to six‐hourly

Uterine hyperstimulation without fetal heart rate changes · women in the third trimester for induction of labour with intact membranes

It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol one‐ to two‐hourly changes uterine hyperstimulation without fetal heart rate changes compared with oral misoprostol four‐ to six‐hourly (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral misoprostol 20 µg hourly titrated vs oral misoprostol 25 µg two‐hourly static

Uterine hyperstimulation with fetal heart rate changes · induction of labour.

It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol 20 µg hourly titrated changes uterine hyperstimulation with FHR changes compared with oral misoprostol 25 µg two‐hourly static (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral misoprostol 20 µg hourly titrated vs oral misoprostol 25 µg two‐hourly static

Uterine hyperstimulation without fetal heart rate changes · induction of labour.

It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol 20 µg hourly titrated changes uterine hyperstimulation without FHR changes compared with oral misoprostol 25 µg two‐hourly static (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral misoprostol 20 µg hourly titrated vs oral misoprostol 25 µg two‐hourly static

Apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes · induction of labour.

It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol 20 µg hourly titrated changes apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes compared with oral misoprostol 25 µg two‐hourly static (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral calcium vs vitamin C

Frequency of leg cramps after treatment: never · treating leg cramps in pregnancy

It is very uncertain whether oral calcium changes frequency of leg cramps after treatment: never compared with oral vitamin C (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intravenous iron with oral iron vs oral iron

Persistent anaemia symptoms Reported by the women · women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia

It is very uncertain whether intravenous iron with oral iron changes persistent anaemia symptoms ‐ 1 week Visual Analogue Scale ≥ 7 compared with oral iron (Comparison 6) (very low certainty).

3 findings from 1 review