Cochrane · systematic review · CD001236
Routine perineal shaving on admission in labour
Basevi, V, Lavender, T · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · 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
4
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 1 · 25%Very low 1 · 25%Low 2 · 50%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
routine perineal shaving before childbirth for women in labour
Population: Women in labour
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Postpartum maternal febrile morbidity | RR 1.16 [0.74, 1.8] | 3 studies · 997 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Neonatal infection | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 458 participants | Ungraded |
Wound infection | RR 1.47 [0.8, 2.7] | 1 study · 458 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Maternal satisfaction Scale from 1 to 5 | MD 0 | 1 study · 458 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |