Cochrane · systematic review · CD001450
Fetal and umbilical Doppler ultrasound in normal pregnancy
Alfirevic, Z, Stampalija, T, Medley, N · 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 3 · 42.9%Moderate 2 · 28.6%High 2 · 28.6%
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
All routine Doppler ultrasound versus no Doppler ultrasound
Population: Pregnant women in unselected or low‐risk populations.
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Perinatal death (stillbirth and neonatal death including anomalies) All routine Doppler ultrasound vs no Doppler ultrasound | RR 0.8 [0.35, 1.83] | 4 studies · 11183 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Serious neonatal morbidity All routine Doppler ultrasound vs no Doppler ultrasound | RR 0.99 [0.06, 15.75] | 1 study · 2016 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Stillbirth ‐ Fetal/umbilical vessels only All routine Doppler ultrasound vs no Doppler ultrasound | RR 0.34 [0.12, 0.95] | 2 studies · 6877 participants | Moderate |
Stillbirth ‐ Fetal/umbilical vessels + uterine artery All routine Doppler ultrasound vs no Doppler ultrasound | RR 1.41 [0.44, 4.46] | 2 studies · 5276 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Caesarean section (elective and emergency) All routine Doppler ultrasound vs no Doppler ultrasound | RR 0.98 [0.85, 1.13] | 2 studies · 6373 participants | High |
Preterm birth (before 37 weeks) All routine Doppler ultrasound vs no Doppler ultrasound | RR 1.02 [0.86, 1.21] | 4 studies · 12162 participants | High |
Neonatal admission to special care baby unit/neonatal intensive care unit All routine Doppler ultrasound vs no Doppler ultrasound | RR 0.99 [0.84, 1.17] | 3 studies · 7477 participants | Moderate |