Cochrane · systematic review · CD000166
Planned caesarean section for term breech delivery
Hofmeyr, GJ, Hannah, M, Lawrie, TA · 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 6 · 85.7%Moderate 1 · 14.3%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
Planned caesarean section for term breech delivery
Population: women with term breech delivery
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Perinatal/neonatal death or severe neonatal morbidity ‐ Low national perinatal mortality rate | RR 0.07 [0.02, 0.29] | 1 study · 1025 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Perinatal/neonatal death or severe neonatal morbidity ‐ High national perinatal mortality rate | RR 0.66 [0.35, 1.24] | 1 study · 1053 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Birth trauma, as defined by trial authors | RR 0.42 [0.16, 1.1] | 1 study · 2062 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Death or neurodevelopmental delay at age 2 years | RR 1.09 [0.52, 2.3] | 1 study · 920 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Caesarean section | RR 2.04 [1.91, 2.17] | 3 studies · 2396 participants | Low Downgraded: inconsistency |
Short‐term maternal morbidity | RR 1.29 [1.03, 1.61] | 3 studies · 2396 participants | Low |
Any pain after at 3 months | RR 1.09 [0.93, 1.29] | 1 study · 1593 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |