Cochrane · systematic review · CD001451
Routine ultrasound in late pregnancy (after 24 weeks' gestation)
Bricker, L, Medley, N, Pratt, JJ · 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
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 3 · 42.9%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%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
Routine ultrasound > 24 weeks for pregnant women
Population: women in late pregnancy (after 24 weeks' gestation) in both unselected populations and designated low‐risk populations
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Perinatal mortality | RR 1.01 [0.67, 1.54] | 8 studies · 30675 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Preterm delivery < 37 weeks' gestation | RR 0.96 [0.85, 1.08] | 2 studies · 17151 participants | High |
Induction of labour | RR 0.93 [0.81, 1.07] | 6 studies · 22663 participants | Moderate Downgraded: inconsistency |
Caesarean section | RR 1.02 [0.97, 1.09] | 6 studies · 27461 participants | High |
Preterm delivery less than 34 weeks | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Maternal psychological effects | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Neurodevelopment at age 2 | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |