Cochrane · systematic review · CD000083
External cephalic version for breech presentation at term
Hofmeyr, GJ, Kulier, R, West, HM · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
Pregnancy and ChildbirthAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 5 · 83.3%Low 1 · 16.7%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
External cephalic version at term for breech presentation
Population: women with breech presentation
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Vaginal cephalic birth not achieved | RR 0.46 [0.33, 0.62] | 7 studies · 1253 participants | Very low Downgraded: inconsistency |
Caesarean section | RR 0.57 [0.4, 0.82] | 8 studies · 1305 participants | Very low Downgraded: inconsistency |
Apgar score < 7 at 5 minutes | RR 0.63 [0.29, 1.36] | 5 studies · 428 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Umbilical vein pH < 7.20 | RR 0.65 [0.17, 2.44] | 1 study · 52 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Neonatal admission | RR 0.8 [0.48, 1.34] | 4 studies · 368 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Perinatal death | RR 0.39 [0.09, 1.64] | 8 studies · 1305 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |