Cochrane · systematic review · CD002856
Giving women their own case notes to carry during pregnancy
Brown, HC, Smith, HJ, Mori, R, et al. · 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 4 · 57.1%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
Case notes versus control
Population: pregnant women from the time of their first antenatal visit to the end of the puerperium
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Women who felt in control Case notes vs control | RR 1.56 [1.18, 2.06] | 2 studies · 450 participants | Moderate |
Women's satisfaction with antenatal care Case notes vs control | RR 1.09 [0.92, 1.29] | 2 studies · 698 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Women who wanted to carry case notes in subsequent pregnancy Case notes vs control | RR 1.79 [1.57, 2.03] | 3 studies · 552 participants | Low Downgraded: inconsistency |
Breastfeeding Case notes vs control | RR 1 [0.99, 1.02] | 2 studies · 704 participants | Moderate |
Epidural analgesia used in labour Case notes vs control | RR 1.43 [0.96, 2.13] | 1 study · 212 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Caesarean section Case notes vs control | RR 1.51 [1.1, 2.08] | 1 study · 501 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Stillbirth or neonatal death Case notes vs control | RR 1 [0.99, 1.01] | 2 studies · 713 participants | Moderate |