Cochrane · systematic review · CD000352
Planned hospital birth compared with planned home birth for pregnant women at low risk of complications
Olsen, O, Clausen, JA · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023 · 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
2
No studies
5
Included studies
NR
No studies 5 · 71.4%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 28.6%Low 0 · 0%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
Summary of findings table ‐ Planned hospital birth vs. Planned home birth for Pregnant women at low risk of complications
Population: Pregnant women at low risk of complications
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Maternal mortality ‐ not reported Summary of findings table ‐ Planned hospital birth vs Planned home birth | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Perinatal mortality ‐ not reported Summary of findings table ‐ Planned hospital birth vs Planned home birth | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Apgar < 7 at 5 min ‐ not reported Summary of findings table ‐ Planned hospital birth vs Planned home birth | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Transfer to neonatal intensive care unit ‐ not reported Summary of findings table ‐ Planned hospital birth vs Planned home birth | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Caesarean section Summary of findings table ‐ Planned hospital birth vs Planned home birth | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 11 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, publication bias |
Baby not breastfed Summary of findings table ‐ Planned hospital birth vs Planned home birth | OR 1.84 [0.15, 23.38] | 1 study · 11 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, publication bias |
Maternal satisfaction ‐ not reported Summary of findings table ‐ Planned hospital birth vs Planned home birth | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |